Fired general accused of being source for Wall Street Journal, NYT
Summary
Former Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia is under federal investigation over allegations that he shared information without authorization with reporters from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. The Pentagon fired him last week, and officials are considering whether his conduct could lead to a court-martial, according to sources and an internal report described in the article.Key Facts
- Sources said Sylvia began sharing information with Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Gordon in fall 2025.
- The internal report says Sylvia discussed classified information about Ukraine assistance with Gordon, without clearance to do so.
- A separate legal analysis reportedly alleges Sylvia also discussed classified information about munitions stockpiles and high-level discussions with Iran.
- The report says Sylvia recalled receiving a Signal message from Gordon about Iran and deleting it, along with the message thread and call records.
- The article says Sylvia spoke with New York Times reporter Greg Jaffe once, about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's removal of military leaders.
- Neither Gordon nor Jaffe is suspected or accused of illegal or improper conduct in their reporting.
- According to the article, Sylvia failed four polygraph tests and admitted to incidents during two recorded interviews.
- The Joint Staff withdrew an initially positive statement about Sylvia after senior Defense Department officials said he had been fired over alleged leaks.
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