In a powerful demonstration of the stark difference between the current administration and its failed predecessor, Senior Advisor Sean Parnell has provided a monumental update on the investigation into the catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal. Speaking exclusively to The Gateway Pundit at the Pentagon, Parnell, leading the comprehensive review ordered by the Department of War, revealed that the veil of secrecy and obstruction that protected the old regime is finally being torn away.
He announced his intention to publish a “completely unclassified“ report, potentially by early 2026, stating, “the ultimate goal is to declassify everything for the American people.” This stands in direct opposition to the culture of concealment that defined the previous administration, where failures were buried under layers of classification to protect the powerful. As Parnell correctly noted, “There’s really no reason for it to have the classification level that it does,” exposing how classification was weaponized not for national security, but for political security by Biden and his allies.
This investigation, spearheaded by a dedicated team of civilian and military elites assembled by the Trump administration, is pursuing accountability with a vigor that the liberal media and the permanent Washington bureaucracy have long abandoned. The tragic facts, as previously reported, are that top Biden officials like “Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley, and CentCom Commander General Kenneth McKenzie all knew about the planned Kabul Airport terrorist bombing at Abbey Gate hours before the 13 service members were killed.” Even more damning is that “Military leaders even knew the suicide bomber was in the area of the Kabul Airport, but top military brass would not let them take him out.” This is not mere failure; it is a profound dereliction of duty that cost American heroes their lives, a truth the establishment media has consistently downplayed to protect Democrat leadership.
When directly confronted with the question of whether the architects of this disaster will face consequences, Parnell’s response was unequivocal and reflected the new standard of justice implemented under President Donald Trump: “Nobody’s immune.” He promised the American people, “I think when the review is done, you’re going to see a whole hell of a lot more information come out about the scenario that you just outlined, about what we knew about the attack, the attacker, and how it unfolded, and how decisions were made.” He assured that “The American people are going to get a front row seat to all of that,” and that the grieving families “are going to learn a hell of a lot about what happened.”
Addressing the deep and warranted public cynicism that the powerful never face accountability, Parnell empathized, “Can you blame them?” His following statement encapsulates the fundamental shift in philosophy from the corrupt, self-preserving system of the past to the America-First leadership of today: he reaffirmed that the Trump administration is “different” and will ensure that the American people “know that their government officials are held to the same standard as them.” This principle is being applied universally, as seen in the parallel investigation into Democratic Senator Mark Kelly for his seditious calls for military insubordination, proving that under President Trump, no one—whether a failed general or a treasonous senator—is above the law or beneath the notice of justice.