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    Former Defense Secretary Esper sues the Pentagon over book redactions

    The Trump-era Pentagon head says he wants to publish an "unvarnished" account of his turbulent time in the post. But the Biden administration wants him to delete parts of 60 pages of the text.
    by Scott Neuman Nov 29, 2021 2 minutes
    Secretary of Defense Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in July 2020, in Washington, D.C.
    Updated November 29, 2021 at 3:42 PM ET

    Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has filed suit against the Pentagon, which he says has ordered him to redact portions of an "unvarnished and candid memoir" that he hopes to publish about his days in the Trump White House.

    Esper, who was fired by then-President Donald Trump after

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