After a controversial leak investigation, which included New York DOJ subpoenas to collaborating journalists, it appears the Dept of War has identified the source of the Airforce One security compromise, former Secretary of the Airforce, Frank Kendall.
Disgraced former Biden appointee and staunch activist democrat Frank Kendall has now lost his security clearance, and his nongovernmental career as a contractor, consultant and lobbyist within the area of military procurement. Kendall can no longer hold any sensitive position in the private sector that touches on Pentagon programs.
(Via Dept of War via X) – Effective immediately, the Department of War has REVOKED former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall’s eligibility for access to classified information and his ability to hold any sensitive position.
This action follows his unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities to a media outlet.
Safeguarding classified information is a non-negotiable duty. Those who violate that trust forfeit the privilege of access and any role requiring it. (source)
This type of duplicitous scheming is one of the reasons why DC didn’t want Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth. DC wanted someone they could count on to undermine President Trump.
Yeah Pete,I wouldn’t be happy either if z was sitting a couple rows behind me.
There should be more pain sent his way. Thanks, Sundance.
If he has a pension they should not only cancel it but claw back
Even better than my suggestion to lock him up. Hit ’em where it hurts.
Can they cancel his Raytheon pension?
As I read the article that was one of the questions that I had.
Is Frank Kendall subject to recall, i.e., will he be tried under Article 88 and stripped of his rank and pension?
The other question I had is, will he even face any charges or will his standing in the Democratic Party shield him from prosecution?
Treason is the only violation against the U S Constitution that has a penalty written in the Constitution. Death by hanging. He now qualifies for this. Break him down as far as he can go, brought back to active duty. Stripped of all rank and benefits, assets seized, bankrupt him with legal fees, make him realize that hanging puts him out of his misery quickly. Cremate his remains and spread them over the Puerto Rican trench not far from Gitmo.
Harborside dinner incident. Some teens.
Why would a former BIDEN appointee have top secret information about Air Force One??? 🤔
Is shame a thing anymore?
He has brought it not only himself, but also on his family…
His has disgraced the uniform he wore.
How many more just like him…
Empty-chested men, Betsy.
No shame with a seared conscience, and given over to a reprobate mind.
A perfect description, RF…just perfect.
I’ll give the credit where it is due, to C.S. Lewis for having described it in his series of lectures that were later recorded within the book Abolition of Man.
It’s a phrase I am well familiar with, dear sir. I really do need to reread Lewis…
But in the meantime, I couldn’t help but remember this one. He has the rest of his disgraceful life to marinate in what he has done.
The Man in the Glass
When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you king for a day,
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that man has to say.
For it isn’t your father or mother, or wife,
Whose judgment upon you must pass;
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
He’s the fellow to please – never mind all the rest.
For he’s with you clear to the end,
And you’ve passed your most difficult, dangerous test
If the man in the glass is your friend.
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
And get pats on the back as you pass.
But your final reward will be heartache and tears
If you’ve cheated the man in the glass.
~Peter Dale Wimbrow Sr~
The sick part is that as soon as a democrat gets in the White House they will REWARD the guy and give back the security clearance.
I’m expecting someone has already whispered into Boasberg’s ear that he can tweak President Trump by restoring the security clearance.
Democrats would nowadays view this guy as a hero.
Makes me sick.
I can’t help but think of all the men and women under his authority, Greg. Some who have given their lives, all who swore oaths as he did. Any who betrayed their ultimate Commander in Chief as he did would have been dragged over the coals, court martialed, perhaps imprisoned, and would have no place to hide and no prospects for the rest of their existence on this earth. I’ve read the penalties, and they are horrendous.
This man? If that is what we want to call him?
I’m struggling mightily to describe how I feel learning of this.
Sickened will have to suffice.
Betsy – You are the best at finding the perfect descriptive comments. I will be keeping this one on hand for discussions with friends and family.
Too many to count, unfortunately.
That’s the way to get things done!!!
Shame on Kendall!!
Soon to be hired by the Commie media. Any guesses on which network? Pfft!!
Me thinks the camp David staff meeting was a leak trap. The story of Hegseth and Trump having a blow up was the bait.
My understanding was that military plans for more attacks on Iran were the ones leaked, Tex. In addition to this by Kendall.
But like you, I half suspected that the gathering at Camp David was a leak trap. We may yet be receiving more news.
Kendall is fortunate he hasn’t been charged with Treason.
There’s still time for that.
Depends upon what happens next.
Would be difficult to get the charge of treason to stick without a declaration of war from Congress.
Sedition however, might be different when it comes to clawing back his military and or government pensions.
Well, I still like to call them traitors. “Leaker” doesn’t quite fit these evil demons.
Traitors they are, but the issue is that the charge of treason against the United States is narrowly defined in Article III Section 3 of the Constitution.
How about charges for “threatening the life of the President?” That might work!
Subversives
During a military operation against a foreign enemy he put the CIC at risk.
100% Treason. We just don’t have serious people these days. No one in Congress or on SCOTUS would agree.
None. Girly men.
It is not a coincidence that Congress has made no formal declaration of war since December of 1941.
Absolutely True…Sadly
What were the Rosenbergs charged with?
They were charged with espionage, not treason, and then they were “charged” again with about 2500 volts when they “rode the lightning” at SingSing
That gets my vote. Not just canceling his day job, but racking up the legal bills.
Espionage
The process is the punishment. And he needs a lot more process. Perhaps a list of his and his wife’s daily activities with times and locations should be shown to him, let him read it and not be read to him but served up with a sly smile. When he finishes, at that point tell him “We know too”.
Install a little fear in him.
Extreme prejudice execution!!
He needs to be Court Marshaled.
Recall to active duty, then throw the UCMJ at him.
Is that an available route? Like the congressman who was an astronaut?
Not so much in practice even if the offenses were committed during a period of service.
Would have had to commit quite an offense like a war crime during his service probably.
Like attempting to have Air Force One shot down?
Don’t think the Pentagon or the DoJ want to go anywhere near that unfortunately.
If that had happened, it would have been Pres Trump, his aides and the whole press gang too who could have been killed.
That is “planned mass murder” IMO
And….What did we get from that crime?
Kelly? He’s still flapping his gums
And when he flops while flapping the media conveniently edits it out.
“A West Point graduate and retired Army Reserve lieutenant colonel”
“A West Point graduate” Doesn’t mean anything these days.
Aside from a higher than average probability for possessing a superiority complex or knowing the “right people”? Respect is earned. West Point has long coasted on the reputation of it’s past.
The Naval and Airforce academies have no exception in this either.
Whoa. It does for plenty, but there are bad apples in every bushel. We also happen to let a lot more dirtbags in. Finally, Obama wiped out the actual war fighters from USMA.
This announcement came from the Dept of War, but since he is a civilian and was during the whole time of this, then any prosecution would likely come from DOJ, not the military. He may very well be charged. Will just have to stay tuned.
If prosecution comes from the DOJ he is home free…
LOL
It should be Court Martial. Sorry, I was so angry I spelled it wrong.
More charges to follow?
This is criminal-
Why wasn’t he arrested and charged? Disclosing classified information is a felony.
Good question. We should have learned about with news of his arrest along with a booking photo.
18 U.S.C. § 793 broadly prohibits the willful communication of national defense information to unauthorized persons, with penalties of up to 10 years in prison, fines, or both.
I think previous poster D One has it right. DOW pulls his clearance but DOJ has to do the criminal bit
I think its worse–If Air Force One had been shot down or shot at as a result of this, it would have been Pres Trump, his aides and the whole press gang too who could have been killed.
That is “planned mass murder” IMO
Whats so different from the shooters found with guns near the golf courses where pres Trump was due to play /was playing?
Its way worse
AND who did he leak to?
We know the NYT has a hot line to Iran
the difference here is what can be proven in court AND permitted by the judge that the jury factor into its evidence.
Not an attorney, just think it’s always really important to realize that regardless of the subject and the crime, it still must be proven. prior to a conviction HE IS INNOCENT AND REMAINS SO UNLESS HE PROVEN GUILTY OF COMMITTING A CRIME.
and this is why I continue to question WHY he has not been charged with a crime…or maybe I am just being impatient….and that comes later.
either way, this is NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO HANDLE a case that has the potential to go to trial. One does not go on x/twitter and exclaim a decision to revoke classified material access…that is not the way to do things. I hate this timeline, where accusations happen on SOCIAL FREAKING MEDIA, but you never actually see any adherence to standard and fair legal guidelines.
I am NOT defending this dude to be clear. I just hate that it has become ordinary to bang on a keyboard and discredit someone by insinuating they have committed a serious crime…but there is no formal charges filed?
that’s not just weird…it’s wrong. it’s how the lawfare jackwagons do things. We have a country to save. WE HAVE TO DO IT BETTER AND DELIBERATELY IF WE ARE TO BECOME CREDIBLE.
did he commit a crime? simple as that.
otherwise none of the x/twitter stuff is credible. It’s just an opinion…and yes, opinions whether to keep someone in a job does not require a court trial…but the fact that the x/twitter allegations directly implied he violated a serious law, then when can we expect to see a court filing?
WE have to start getting better at this…his lawyers are going to have a field day and likely successful getting him spared from proper justice..just from this single screw up.
suspend him from his job, remove his access, fire him for cause. yes, do all those things…but don’t go out on x/twitter and whine about a serious criminal violation and not actually charge the person with said crime.
we have to start getting better at this. It’s not even about the principle of the matter and such nonsense.
It’s about rule of law.
God Bless America
Yes, for some. Not for Hillary Clinton, though.
You get a rope and I’ll get line now Honey
Hang ’em high.
Frank Kendall may be a leaker, but he may not be the only one.
We got to start somewhere…
Since he has been out of government since Biden left office in Jan 2025, I would bet that he got the info he leaked from someone still inside the Air Force or inside a defense contractor. Kendall likely has many contacts in the world of procurement. Sphincters must be starting to tighten.
Indeed, SSCI?
Waterboard him until he gives up everyone he knows that voluntarily gives up military classified intel to those that are willing to pay for that information. Then make sure he has a debilitating stroke and is never seen in public again.
If I remember correctly, waterboarding is illegal. However, diesel might be an option.
Tighten them more with prosecution!
Follow the money.
Someone was paying.
If DOW was serious, once they found him leaking, they would have gotten DOJ involved immediately and started vacuuming up all of his comms and anyone within 2 hops of him.
Start rolling them up, regardless of whether they work at some leftist propaganda outlet or politically connected contractor.
Make Kendall’s anal exam last for the next several months with no end in site. Him, family, friends, associates. Make it such that everyone knows, your life will change drastically if you leak.
An example desperately needs to be set or this garbage will continue right up until Trump leaves office, and even after.
Or do we wait until AF1 is blown out of the sky and then wonder how it could happen.
Maybe they did.
Maybe, but unless it is publicized, many hundreds of others will never get the message.
It’s possible Kendall was tossed under the bus by someone higher up, to divert attention away from the person pulling the strings. It could be time to unveil a treacherous imposter in the Trump 47 administration.
And make sure he fingers that dyke Pentagon “specialist”reporter from Faux news that was pushing the no inventory of military missiles left from the Iran war. She has hated PDJT4547 since his first term and dings all of his military moves constantly.
He’s definitely not the only.
There is Our SHEEPDOG in the Front Row.
A real American Shepherd if ever there was one.
He does have that “Border Collie Stare”…..just saying….
My son received an SCCI clearance from the Army at age 17, the youngest person ever to received that clearance level. He took it extremely seriously; he would never talk about his work or anything he learned while working. My husband also had a security clearance but at a much lower level; our son wouldn’t even tell him anything that was classified. We were so proud of him. He was in for 12 years and now it’s been that long since he left the service, but he still won’t talk about anything he knew or saw. So a 17-year-old kid understood the seriousness of his clearance far better than an actual secretary of the Air Force!
Somehow I suspect your son is not a dumocrat.
Call it a hunch. 😎
When I talked with my career Navy brother 20 years or so after his retirement – at our mother’s funeral 23 years ago – we were making generic small talk about some of the trouble the republic was in.
He had had high clearances and it was obvious that “what he would talk about” hadn’t changed one bit.
For honest people, it’s not complicated.
All respect for both your son and husband.
Reprehensible is being kind for what this traitor did. More needs to happen to him and whoever he shared the information with.
Loss of security clearance……..big deal……..he has many friends.
Trump needs to find a way to utilize much more damaging munitions for much lower cost !!!!
He is being played like a fiddle.
Trump is now pulling punches with the Iranians. He also keeps talking about reaching a “deal” with the Iranians. In Islam it’s okay to lie to achieve your goals. He is doing a GWB on the American people! Get in there and finish the job then bring our people and their military equipment home! Enough with the deal!
What a way to end a career. A very stupid way.
Seems to be happening a lot lately. No?
TDS is real.
President Trump lives rent-free in their heads 24/7. Not much room left for rationality.
2 tiered justice strikes again!
He should be behind bars. They let him off easy.
Nothing impressive as far as holding people accountable has happened with this administration , can’t even get a sanctuary city mayor arrested . Exceptionally disappointing .
Put the bastard against the wall and pull the trigger. Damned traitor!
Let the military prosecute that POS and all like him and skip the worthless civilian court because a contractor of the military deserves the heat.
When is the trial ?
Had a compliant Sec Of War been in and AF1 shot down killing President Trump, there would never have been a cover so big… Not even Water Gate.
Now, prosecute the SOB. He had a distinguished career in the DoD, but One “F”-UP is all it takes.
Make an example of him. Diesel therapy on the “first thing smoking”, he won’t face a Judge or Jury, so just fly him between the Aleutians and Saipan, with a couple quick stops to Thule Greenland, non-stop for two years.
Fly?
Hell no. Putting him on some rotting garbage skow with a crew that doesn’t speak English.
Do what they did to the viet cong, up in a copter to 1000 feet, and out the door
In the old days we would send out a strongly worded letter to whoever was jeopardizing the constitution, the president, the execution of office, or lives of service members — usually not very effective.
Today, we are so much more advanced: We send a strongly worded X.com message. SO much more EFFECTIVE! –/s
firing, ending salary, clawing back pay — will still not be enough.
Until people start being executed by hanging, electrocution, or injection — we will not have effective deterrence.
Our constitution and its effective function were paid for with blood. Those who undermine it should pay the same.
I often wonder why that punishment is avoided. Citizens scream for it, Congress ignores it.
This man is retirement age. He has his salary, his pension, his career, probably his payola for leaking, and money stashed in offshore accounts, kids and grandkids admitted with scholarships funded by taxpayers. All of that should be taken back as well. Given the patters of families and American Cartels — every family member should be investigated for nefarious activity. His crimes should cause everyone associated with him to pay with some discomfortof investigation
This isn’t good enough; not by a long shot. This treasonous a-hole was a key part of a scheme to have everyone aboard Air Force One, including the POTUS, assassinated.
He should face a military tribunal and then, after a fair trial, be executed.
THIS.
Fair trial….. then up against the wall for lead poisoning .
Good riddance to bad rubbish. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!
Maybe its time for another deep dive review of who has what security clearances and remove those clearances that are not necessary for national security….and if its just given/kept, for reasons like “its how we have always done it” its time for more change.
The President already had another security breech, this past week.
In other words, letting some folks keep that credential, because its been a precedent, is time to end. They don’t need it anymore if not in the chain of command.
Enough is enough.
Yes yes yes
This treasonous prick should hung
“Murkowski is not up for reelection until 2028″…… in Alaska, she is installed not elected. Their voting system up there is so purposely convoluted and openly corrupt. She is hated by most of the GOP voters up there, but somehow, miraculously, she keeps getting “elected”.
People say the federal government has no role in state election systems. I say bullcrap they don’t. What’s next, vote by Twitter and Facebook?
wrong thread…so sorry
You’re good.
A disgrace to the name Frank, which implies solidity, old- fashioned virtue, and frank honesty.
You have EVERY reason to call him out on it!
Hopefully legal action is forthcoming.
This A_hole holds slots on various boards at Raytheon, Lockheed and few other choice places. So, he is about to take big personal finance loss. Although, the butt heads at Raythoen and Lockheed will likely reward him with a golden parachute.
Now there needs to be a legal action assigning him the “Long Course” at Ft Leavenworth as well as huge fines to at least chop away at his accumulated wealth.
Since this guy has close (Very High Level) ties with Raytheon and even Lockheed … he has-had access to detailed knowledge of the production information regarding the Munitions made by these companies for ALL 3-major services. He likely has information of production by others as well (for at least competitive business intel reasons).
His commercial job and Federal Clearances also gave him access to detailed Government Information with ACTUAL CURRENT Stocks, Usage rates and Production Rates of munitions.
Now consider all the stories regarding ammunition supplies held by the US Military. If he was willing to sell out the President there are no limits to what this guy would do.
Make him have to hire a couple of Lawyers for a few years. That will reduce his accumulated wealth.
@Sundance
There are some comments that should be flagged, but cannot be.
They include calls to line up & shoot the subject of the article.
I believe those comments are placed to cause your website harm & defunding.
The outrage is far worse over at TGP.
I just went over there and it looks like the comments were wiped.
My point wasn’t about outrage, it’s about keeping this website up & running without undue or self inflicted damage by bad actors in the comments section.
Bad actor comes in, could even be bots. Post inflammatory comments like the ones I mentioned & Sundance & his team get pummeled as running an extremely website & any add revenue or monetary compensation they may receive to run it, goes away.
Google also uses it to bury him in search results.
Also, our side shouldn’t be advocative, calling for, or joking about lining people up against a wall & shooting them. It’s beneath us & reflects the same corruption of spirit & mind rampant on the left & gope.
We can’t devolve to that. God won’t hear such a people.
Puhleeeeeeez…….🙄
I wasn’t talking about doing it illegally. I was talking about according to the laws of our Constitution, for violations of our constitution, enforced by constitutionally appointed law enforcement, constitutionally appointed judges, with constitutionally appointed punishment. Opinion expressed by my constitutionally protected free speech and press. With the authority of God our Creator, whose foundational authority is acknowledged as the foundational authority of the world in both the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the oaths taken by every elected official and military warrior in the land.
And nothing of consequence happens.
Again.
Sigh…..
Anyone think that if this happened to obama or biden this scum would not already by arrested with tanks and machine guns at 300 am? Non- stop media coverage, quick trial and riots?
I say this was Treason by disseminating top secret info to the enemy during an active war. Hang him high!
This POS should be in prison.
How about Lock Him Up?
Why isn’t that treason
Kudos to whomever sniffed this pustule out and identified him.
The first of hundreds of POS’s from the Left that work against our country. Expel him.
Barack Obiden had Trump Grannies jailed so no one would ever challenge his Child Trafficking Police State again. And they were innocent.
The reason to charge this bum is so the next traitor thinks twice.
I still do not understand why these “former” people retain their security clearances? When I separated from the Marines after 12 years of holding a Top Secret clearance they didn’t mince any words when they informed me that my clearance would be nullified upon release from active duty.
12 years in the Marines
Thank you for your service !!
🙂
MAGA
I want to know exactly how they proved this was the guy who leaked. Why no info on that?
And who were the collaborating journalists that were sent subpoenas.
Someone else was involved here. How else would he know this information or know where to look. That is someone who needs to be looked at.
Assuming this is true, why isn’t this guy being prosecuted?
I’m no lawyer, but…isn’t this a crime?
Kendall should be stripped of his citizenship, exiled, and never allowed to step foot in this Country again.
Not enough for treason. His action put the life of the president of the United States in danger. Also made an attempt on his life by a foreign adversary increasingly likely.
Criminal charges would be filed for you or me. Only fitting that he face them too.
Wow. Just wow.
Someone that high up the chain of command being a blankety-blank-blank.
He got off easy.
Blankety-blank!
Senior Executive Service…hobbit. …aka deep state….where he copped the tude that he was the gov’t.
It has been quite some time since a headline shocked me, but this one will most definitely hold first place for the time being.