Fired General Admitted to Leaking Classified Info on Iran and Ukraine!
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Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, the Pentagon’s top military planner, admitted to leaking classified information about Ukraine and Iran to reporters from two separate outlets, according to an internal investigative report.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Sylvia this week over the alleged misconduct. A U.S. official said Sylvia acknowledged his actions on video after failing four polygraph tests.
The report described “unauthorized disclosures to the media” but said Sylvia cooperated with investigators and provided his personal phone for forensic examination.
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION DISCUSSED AT DINER
According to the report, the disclosures began as early as June 2025 and continued through Signal communications and an in-person meeting at a Silver Diner in Arlington, Virginia.
During the diner meeting, Sylvia allegedly used notes taken while reviewing a classified secret report to orally provide information about U.S. assistance to Ukraine.
The reporter was writing a book and met with Sylvia twice, investigators said. Sylvia did not coordinate those meetings with Pentagon public affairs officials or seek a review of the information before sharing it.
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DELETED SIGNAL MESSAGES UNDER SCRUTINY
U.S. officials suspect Sylvia deliberately erased communications with one reporter while portraying the deletion as accidental.
According to the report, Sylvia recalled receiving a Signal message he believed concerned Iran. He told investigators he deleted the message and believed he accidentally deleted the entire conversation, erasing messages and Signal call records from his phone.
The report also said Sylvia admitted being one of 20 officials cited in a story criticizing Pentagon leadership.
ARMY DISPUTES CLAIM ABOUT SUPPORTING STATEMENT
Another U.S. official told Axios that Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle and his office pushed the Joint Staff to issue a statement supporting Sylvia to minimize damage from potential disclosures about the investigation.
The Joint Staff subsequently retracted its statement after learning why Sylvia had been fired, according to the supplied account.
An Army official strongly disputed the allegation that Telle’s office advocated for a supporting statement, calling the account part of “a coordinated campaign of lies designed to sow chaos.”
PENTAGON’S LEAK INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE
Sylvia’s dismissal follows the Defense Department’s July announcement of a joint task force with the Justice Department to identify Pentagon leakers. The department also directed its Office of General Counsel to prioritize prosecutions involving unauthorized disclosures to the media.
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