Pentagon insiders target Pete Hegseth
The gist
Pentagon insiders reportedly spent months gathering damaging evidence on Hegseth, aiming for his ouster after the midterms.
The push lands as an impeachment vote and Democratic subpoena threats await.
How it unfolded
- 2025 -03News broke that Jennifer Hegseth, Hegseth's wife, was in encrypted Signal chats about sensitive details of a March 2025 US strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
- 2025 -10Lt. Gen. Joe McGee left his position as Pentagon chief planner under pressure from Hegseth, sources told CNN.
- 2026 -04Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George was forced to retire a day after Trump signaled he planned to intensify the war with Iran.