The disgraced US Army general was a source of classified information about Ukraine for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Axios. Brett Silvia, the former chief military planner at the Pentagon, is under federal investigation and could face a court-martial for allegedly leaking information to reporters at the WSJ and the New York Times. According to details in an internal Pentagon report provided to Axios, Sylvia failed four polygraph tests and admitted to his actions during two video interviews. "President Trump does not tolerate those who leak information, so firing Silvas is the first step in the process of accountability, not the last," said one source. According to sources, beginning in the fall of 2025, Sylvia allegedly provided information to reporters Michael Gordon of the WSJ and Greg Jaffe from New York without authorization. The Pentagon report states that Sylvia admitted to more frequent contact with Gordon in 2025 and 2026, when the general allegedly provided journalists with classified information about Ukraine and Iran. According to sources, Sylvia allegedly admitted that she first disclosed information to Gordon in the fall of 2025, when they met at the Pentagon and discussed some information about Ukraine.

The disgraced US Army general was a source of classified information about Ukraine for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Axios. Brett Silvia, the former chief military planner at the Pentagon, is under federal investigation and could face a court-martial for allegedly leaking information to reporters at the WSJ and the New York Times. According to details in an internal Pentagon report provided to Axios, Sylvia failed four polygraph tests and admitted to his actions during two video interviews. "President Trump does not tolerate those who leak information, so firing Silvas is the first step in the process of accountability, not the last," said one source. According to sources, beginning in the fall of 2025, Sylvia allegedly provided information to reporters Michael Gordon of the WSJ and Greg Jaffe from New York without authorization. The Pentagon report states that Sylvia admitted to more frequent contact with Gordon in 2025 and 2026, when the general allegedly provided journalists with classified information about Ukraine and Iran. According to sources, Sylvia allegedly admitted that she first disclosed information to Gordon in the fall of 2025, when they met at the Pentagon and discussed some information about Ukraine.