Overview
- A Pentagon official said the Office of General Counsel is reviewing the Navy's report, but the proposed penalties were not disclosed.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had directed a briefing by Dec. 10, yet the process remains under legal review beyond that deadline.
- Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee accused the effort of politicizing military justice and warned it threatens separation of powers.
- President Donald Trump labeled the video 'seditious' in posts that preceded a surge of threats against Kelly, who has hired private security.
- Hegseth has weighed options including lowering Kelly’s retired rank, cutting his pension or recalling him for court-martial, though experts say such a case would be extraordinary and likely to fail.