Gen. Mark Milley, a frequent target Trump’s, will lose his security detail and face an inspector general investigation, said a senior defense official.

The Pentagon has revoked the security detail and clearance for retired general Mark Milley, a former top US military commander who has been critical of President Donald Trump. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the move as one of his first acts in office, asking officials to investigate Gen Milley's "conduct" and review his military grade.

The portraits of former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were removed from the Pentagon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked Milley’s personal security detail and security clearance.

A pardon will prevent Donald Trump and his allies from prosecuting the retired general, but the administration is going after Mark Milley in other ways.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley’s security detail and clearance — and directed the Pentagon’s acting inspector general to

The Pentagon’s inspector general will review the conduct of the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who has been a vocal critic of the president.

"My family and I are deeply grateful for the President's action today," Milley said in a statement to USA Today provided by a spokesperson.

Newly minted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stripped the personal security detail and security clearance of former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley on Tuesday.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has removed retired U.S. Gen. Mark Milley's personal security detail, suspended his security clearance and directed the Pentagon's acting inspector general to carry out an inquiry into Milley's conduct to determine if his military rank should be reduced.

Early in his first administration, President Trump noted the general’s “brilliance and fortitude.” And then the president got angry.