Via #RawStory @ 9:25pm ET on Apr 18, 2025

#Politico reported Friday that 3 senior #Pentagon officials have now been fired as part of the leak investigation: #Hegseth senior advisor #DanCaldwell, deputy chief of staff #DarinSelnick and #ColinCarroll — who was #DeputyDefenseSecretary #StephenFeinberg's #ChiefOfStaff — have all been officially terminated. And #JoeKasper, who was Hegseth's own chief of staff, is now leaving the Pentagon for a separate job in the Pentagon.

https://www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-2671803413/

'Complete meltdown': Top Pentagon staffers fired as 'chaos' engulfs Hegseth’s inner circle

An exodus of top staffers reporting directly to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is apparently roiling the Pentagon as part of a growing investigation into potential leaks.Politico reported Friday that three senior Pentagon officials have now been fired as part of the leak investigation: Hegseth senio...

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the american military is about to be run by venture capitalists and private equity bros (literally).

the #broligarchy is real.

#SecDef #JointChiefs #StephenFeinberg #DanCaine #Uspol #military #DOD #PeteHegseth #VC #broligarchs #nerdreich #uspol

#USpol #USNews #Corruption #Fascism #OpenMurder #Targeting
#StephenFeinberg is co-CEO of #CerberusCapitalManagement, which owns a company that provided training to members of the hit squad that murdered Saudi journalist Jamal #Khashoggi.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/stephen-feinberg-pentagon
Trump Offers Key Pentagon Job to Billionaire Whose Firm Trained Khashoggi's Murderers | Common Dreams

Stephen Feinberg is co-CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, which owns a company that provided training to members of the hit squad that murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Common Dreams

Stephen Feinberg: Billionaire Pentagon pick tied to Khashoggi murderers, defense industry conflicts
https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/12/05/billionaire-pick-for-key-pentagon-job-tied-to-khashoggis-murderers-and-defense-industry-conflicts

• nom. dep. defense sec.
• owns Tier 1 Group: trained Jamal Khashoggi murderers
• conflict of interest: investments, Pentagon contracts
• revolving door: defense industry, gov't
• corruption/corp infl. under Feinberg harms public trust, national security
• civil rights org oppose attempts to bypass Senate conf. process for controversial nominees

#StephenFeinberg #MIC

Billionaire pick for key Pentagon job tied to Khashoggi’s murderers and defense industry conflicts | NationofChange

Trump Oligarchy: Latest Billionaire Pick a Stunner
https://newrepublic.com/article/188999/welcome-trump-oligarchy-latest-billionaire-pick-stunner

* another billionaire for prominent Trump2 role
* post-Watergate guardrails against corruption unlikely to withstand what’s coming

Transcript: https://newrepublic.com/article/189000/transcript-expert-stunned-trump-picks-9th-billionaire-top-job

Trump offers Pentagon’s No. 2 job to billionaire Stephen Feinberg
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113595904656278819

#USpol #CanPol #elitism #Pentagon #StephenFeinberg #PeteHegseth
#billionaires #libertarianism #plutocracy #oligarchy #meritocracy
#Trump2 #fascism #Christofascism

Welcome to the Trump Oligarchy: Latest Billionaire Pick Is a Stunner

As Trump chooses yet another billionaire for a prominent administration role, an ethics expert explains why the post-Watergate guardrails against corruption are unlikely to withstand what’s coming.

The New Republic