The Pentagon's war planner sat in a Silver Diner in Arlington and briefed a reporter off notes he took from a SECRET report. Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia ran the Joint Staff office that writes the war plans. Pete Hegseth, who runs the Pentagon, fired him this week. The internal investigation report, obtained by Axios, says he admitted passing classified Iran and Ukraine information to two reporters for about a year. On video, after the fourth failed polygraph. The diner notes were on American aid to Ukraine. One of the two reporters was writing a book, and he met that one twice without Public Affairs knowing. A Signal message he said "had something to do with Iran" is gone. He deleted the whole thread. He told investigators it was an accident. Two other Pentagon sources told CBS News the accusations are not true. The Joint Staff thanked him for 32 years of service, then took the thank you back. The case is at the Justice Department. Nobody deletes the whole thread by accident. 💎