Top lawyer for military joint chiefs stepping down early, citing 'personal reasons'

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:48:00 GMT

The senior legal counsel to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine is stepping down nearly a year ahead of schedule — the latest top official to leave or be pushed out of the Pentagon since the start of the second Trump administration. Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar told ProPublica he was leaving “for personal reasons”...

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