Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to announce he will cancel former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley’s security detail and clearance — and direct the Pentagon’s acting investigator general to launch an investigation into whether the retired soldier should be demoted in rank, Fox News reported Tuesday.
Despite retiring from the Army in September 2023, the Secret Service has continued to protect Milley due to Iranian threats of retaliation on him for his role in the drone strike ordered by Trump in 2020 that killed Tehran’s Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
Trump last week removed the protective security details from his former national security advisor John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who both had protection for the same reason as Milley.
Hegseth will also direct the Defense Department’s Inspector General to conduct a review board to investigate whether Milley should be stripped of a star in his retirement based on his actions to “undermine the chain of command” during Trump’s first term, officials told Fox News.
Trump has been at odds with Milley since his first term in office, when the general made two calls to his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Li Zuocheng of the People’s Liberation Army behind Trump’s back.
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