Defense Secretary Pete Hegses said on Monday that three fired judge-defensive generals (JAGS) are potential “oppression” of “oppression” to President Trump's orders.
“That's not a barrier to the agenda,” Hegses told reporters when he asked how military lawyers would present the barrier.
“It's an obstacle to the orders given by the commander,” he said.
Jags' job is to provide independent legal guidance to senior US military officers and battlefield officers to avoid potential legal issues with the US or international law surrounding armed conflict.
“In the end, I hope that the best possible lawyers in each service will provide the best possible recommendations for the legal order given, no matter what.” Hegses said. “And I didn't think these particular positions were right, so I'm looking for the best.”
“We're opening it up to everyone so that we can become the top lawyers for those services,” added Heggs.
The firing of the Army, Air Force and Navy's top lawyers came during the Pentagon official cleansing Friday night.
Trump previously announced that he had fired the country's top military officer.
Soon after that, Heggs announced he was looking for an alternative to Naval Operations Chief Lisa Franchetti and General James Srife, the deputy prime minister of the Air Force.
Hegseth did not name the military officers in his statement that he announced he was looking for a nomination for their replacement, and A senior Pentagon official told the New York Times Since he took on his post, Hegseth has not contacted any of the three unified military lawyers.
The pentagonal purge caused some repulsion. One Georgetown law professor posted on social platform X that “in a way” the layoff of the lawyer is “even more sober than firing a four star.”
“That's what you do when you're trying to break the law. You'll remove any lawyers that might try to slow you down,” Rosa Brooks wrote. In the post.
Fox News anchor Shannon Bream asked Hegseth about the backlash in an interview with “Fox News Sunday.”
“In the end, we are giving healthy constitutional advice and making sure there are no lawyers who will not try to be a barrier to everything. What we know about these tjags – the military It is called the tjag within – traditionally, they are either elected to each other or chosen to each other.
“A small group of insulated executives that perpetuate the status quo,” Hegses continued. “Well, what do you guess? The situation isn't going very well with the pentagon. It's time for fresh blood.”
Updated at 8:30pm
