EXPLOSIVE Report Details a SHOCKING Number of Military Women No Longer Trust Trump's Pentagon

The Pentagon just released its FY2025 sexual assault report — and while the topline numbers show a decline, it’s time to talk about the number underneath it: only 44% of military women say they trust the new independent prosecutors now deciding their cases, compared to 65% of men. Resident Legal Diva Melba Pearson breaks down what actually changed when Congress stripped commanders of prosecutorial power in sexual assault cases, why the trust gap matters more than the prevalence numbers, and what it tells us about the difference between structural reform and earned trust. Subscribe for more legal breakdowns of the stories everyone's talking about — and the ones nobody is.

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