ATLANTA, Ga. — A law professor at Emory University said the nation’s military is being served badly by a shift of JAG lawyers from their assigned bases to go to Minnesota for the chaos resulting from President Trump’s Operation Metro Surge. “There are not many JAGs, but there are over one million members of the military, and they all need legal support,” said Mark Nevitt, himself is a former JAG officer. Nevitt was asked by CNN to assess an order from U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to his generals and admirals to identify 40 JAGs for Minnesota duty. Sources told CNN that 25 JAGs already have been told to pack their bags for Minnesota.
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The Pentagon didn’t announce the interagency transfer of miitary legal resources to Minnesota. Pressed by CNN for an explanation, a spokesperson said: “JAGs regularly provide crucial legal support nationwide and bring their unique skills and dedication of our America’s service members supporting our interagency partners as they deliver justice, restore order, and protect the American people.” Previously, it’s been learned, the Pentagon sent a detail of 20 JAGs to Washington, D.C., and later 20 others to Memphis for a similar occupation.