Top Pentagon Official Resigns Amid Leaking Scandal

Politico reports:

John Ullyot, the former top Pentagon spokesperson who found himself at the center of several controversies in the first months of the Trump administration, said he will resign this week.

Ullyot’s departure comes in the midst of a tumultuous week for the Pentagon. Three political appointees were put on administrative leave on Tuesday and Wednesday during an investigation into potential leaks, including two top aides to Hegseth and the chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg.

He also leaves less than a month after the Pentagon struggled to mount a public response to a Signal chat among national security leaders where Hegseth posted sensitive details about U.S. military strikes in Yemen.

Read the full article. Last month Ullyot was demoted after backlash because the Pentagon had removed articles about Jackie Robinson’s military service.

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