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Hegseth says Pentagon will review Mark Kelly's public statements about classified briefing amid ongoing feud

Kelly disputed Hegseth’s allegation and said the stockpile timeline had already been discussed publicly.

Hegseth says Pentagon will review Mark Kelly's public statements about classified briefing amid ongoing feud
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Pete Hegseth said Pentagon legal counsel would review Sen. Mark Kelly’s public comments about weapons stockpiles after accusing him of discussing classified information. Kelly said the stockpile timeline had already been discussed publicly and criticized the administration’s explanation for the Iran war.

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Mark Kelly
D · AZ · SEN

Senator whose public comments about weapons stockpiles prompted Hegseth to call for a Pentagon legal review

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Pete Hegseth
R · Secretary of Defense

Secretary of Defense who accused Kelly of discussing classified information and said legal counsel would review his comments

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Elissa Slotkin
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Senator who participated in the earlier video with Kelly and other Democratic lawmakers

Donald Trump
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President who called the lawmakers’ video “seditious behavior”

Representative who participated in the earlier video with Kelly and other Democratic lawmakers

Representative who participated in the earlier video with Kelly and other Democratic lawmakers

Representative who participated in the earlier video with Kelly and other Democratic lawmakers

Jason Crow
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Representative who participated in the earlier video with Kelly and other Democratic lawmakers

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Officials Examine Mark Kelly’s Comments on U.S. Munitions

Outlets report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Pentagon counsel to review Mark Kelly’s remarks about U.S. munitions stockpiles, questioning whether they disclosed classified information. Kelly says the information had been discussed at a public hearing. Left-leaning outlets frame the review as a renewed effort to punish Kelly and emphasize his claim that he cited a public hearing. Center outlets largely present competing claims over whether the information was classified or public. Right-leaning outlets more often foreground the alleged disclosure and its potential security implications, with some casting Kelly’s remarks as improper.

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