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A Marine lieutenant colonel jailed last month after Corps officials said he violated a gag order for issuing social media videos disparaging top American officials and generals will be released from the brig, the service announced.

Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Jr. is being released from confinement Tuesday, according to the Marine Corps.

Lt. Colonel Stuart Scheller Jr. is being released from military brig today after winning a landslide of public support for his condemnation of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The Marine Corps announced it was releasing the officer who criticized military and civilian leaders for the United States' botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.

He still potentially faces a court martial.

Marine Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller Jr. put his career on the line when he called out his chain of command over the bungled efforts to evacuate Afghanistan.

Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, called it ironic that a Marine officer was held in a brig for speaking the "truth" about the failures of the Afghanistan withdrawal as Biden administration officials lack accountability.

From the pentagon. >> lieutenant colonel stuart scheller the marine placed in a military bringing last week brig before pre-trial court-martial hearing has been released from cell at camp la jean, north carolina. but still faces a gag order after criticizing his chain of command for the chaotic afghanistan withdrawal. scheller was removed as infantry training battalion commander after releasing youtube videos and facebook posts criticizing the biden administration and calling for u.s. military c...

Lieutenant colonel scheller, his defense counsel and the commanding general training command. >> he served 17 years at the tip of the spear in the sand leading his men taking out people who made the ieds. he has risked his life for service people. apeople for his familys reglees told us what the charges are. >> writing on facebook lieutenant colonel scheller rejected help from president trump. quote tell your son to stop tweeting about me. your whole family knows nothing about us or our sacrific...

Individuals raised nearly $2 million on behalf of the Marine facing possible charges for his public criticism of military leadership amid the Afghanistan withdrawal.