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A US general in the California National Guard has been fired after internal probes found that he had exploited troops for personal use, according to a report.

A cnn exclusive. the chief spokesperson is under investigation for using personal staff for personal errands. >> good morning, daniel white is the press secretary, the chief spokes person for the defense department. she has not been seen on the podium since may, but now we know they are conducted an investigation over allegations that people complained about her using them to run her person errands. their complaints that they are being reprized against. what is some of the complaints?

Civilian or officer here in the military, here in this pentagon. there are very specific rules that you cannot have members of your staff conduct personal errands. you cannot have them do things during work hours in the office place that would in any way constitute personal errands. we've seen general officers brought down over these kinds of allegations. and what's particularly striking about this case today with dana white is that secretary mattis, of course a career marine general, marine officers, he is -- these actions, these allegations run so counter to the way that he operates here in ...

And use the resources applied to help you do your job in an ethical and very transparent way and so having somebody go do a personal errand for you, not their job. the function to help you with the scheduling. that doesn't mean they can be used for personal errands. >> what do you think secretary mattis is saying about this? has a reputation for being ethical, decades in military and now civilian life. somebody known as having almost an manastic existence. >> i can't but believe he is disturbed by this. i would imagine he's quite unnerved by it. and then i think knowing mattis the way i do he'...

This as criticism grows due to the spending habits on the taxpayer's dime. take a listen. >> scott pruitt is doing a great job within the walls of the epa. we're setting records. outside he's being attacked viciously by the press. i'm not saying he's blameless, but we'll see what happens. >> cnn correspondent sara ganim joins us with more details. the list keeps growing and growing, sara. >> we have been talking about how scott pruitt is under fire for using his staff for personal errands. latest allegations from "the washington post," he called on his security staff to pick up his dry cleanin...