Hegseth, Law Professor

Opinion
Pete Hegseth Says Quiet Part Out Loud on Why He Fired DoD Lawyers
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted Sunday that he’d fired top military lawyers so that Donald Trump’s administration can get away with whatever it wants.
Military lawyers fear firings will enable Hegseth to bend law
The Pentagon chief said he doesn’t want lawyers who are “roadblocks” to decisions he or military commanders make.
Hegseth Says He Fired the Top Military Lawyers Because They Weren't Well Suited for the Jobs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he is replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he doesn't think they are “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given
Hegseth: Fired military lawyers were potential ‘roadblocks’ to Trump orders
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the three fired judge advocates general (JAGs) were potential “roadblocks” to President Trump’s orders. “It’s not about roadblocks to an agenda,” Hegseth told reporters when asked how the military lawyers present roadblocks.
'Accelerated autocracy': Why Hegseth’s firing of top military attorneys is raising alarms
President Donald Trump’s Friday night firing of the nation’s highest-ranking military official, coupled with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s sweeping purge of senior military leaders and top military attorneys—removing a total of six of the Defense Department’s most experienced officials—has sparked serious concern among experts.
Fox News Host Confronts Pete Hegseth With Backlash to Pentagon Firings
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked by Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream about the recent firing of top lawyers for the ...
Hegseth Reveals Sinister Reason Why Military Attorneys Were Purged
Pete Hegseth revealed the dismissal of top military lawyers was intended to remove “roadblocks” to the Trump administration’s ...
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Pete Hegseth Gets Snippy With Reporter Pressing Him on ‘Unqualified’ Pentagon Staffer: I’m Rejecting Your ‘Unqualified Question’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took questions from reporters after a meeting with Saudi Defense Minister Khalid Bin Salman.
Hegseth: People In Pentagon Who Won't Follow Trump's Lawful Orders Will "Find The Door"
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commented on reports of a "list" of officers he plans to remove from the Pentagon during an ...
Hegseth: Trump Will Install New Military Attorneys Who Won't Be ‘Roadblocks to Anything'
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration's purge of top military lawyers because they don't want ...
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'Abandoned Ukraine': Fox News Host Confronts Pete Hegseth Over Putin 'Victory Lap'
Fox News host Shannon Bream confronted U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after Russian President Vladimir Putin planned to ...
Hegseth: Presidents Over Decades Have Always Made Leadership Changes At The Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there is "nothing unprecedented" about President Donald Trump firing and replacing ...
SecDef Hegseth responds to rumors he drafted 'list' of military officials he will purge
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth denied the existence of a "list" of planned senior military officials that he and the Trump ...
‘It’s time for fresh blood’: Trump purging military JAG lawyers so they won’t be ‘roadblocks to anything that happens’ over next 4 years, Hegseth says
President Trump is sacking top military lawyers because it doesn't want them to be "roadblocks to anything that happens" over ...
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Column: Whether Russia invaded Ukraine is not a ‘complicated’ question. Why say it is?
On the day before the third anniversary of the brutal, lawless invasion of Ukraine, “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on whether it’s “fair to say ...
Hegseth and Waltz Refuse to Describe Russia as Aggressor in Ukraine Conflict
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz both refused to call Russia the aggressor in the ...