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

Politics The Hill By Ellen Mitchell 08 Jul 2026 23:48 1 min read
Top lawyer for military joint chiefs stepping down early, citing 'personal reasons'

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”...

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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