Pete Hegseth told Milley, a critic of Trump, that he had ordered an investigation to determine whether his rank should be re-evaluated.

The move is meant to please Trump voters, punish perceived enemies and represents “the most politically saturated security action since the Oppenheimer case in the 1950s."

A Seattle judge issued a 14-day restraining order in response to a lawsuit from states calling Trump’s effort unconstitutional

The move was intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson.