Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, the senior legal counsel to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine, is resigning nearly a year ahead of schedule. He stated that he is leaving 'for personal reasons.' This resignation follows a pattern of high-level departures from the Pentagon since the beginning of the second Trump administration.
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Senior Legal Counsel to Joint Chiefs of Staff Resigns Early
Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar has announced his resignation as the senior legal counsel to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, effective nearly a year earlier than planned. He cited personal reasons for his departure, which is part of a trend of officials leaving the Pentagon during the second Trump administration.
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