Journalist Seth Harp has spoken out after US Army Special Operations veteran Courtney Williams was arrested for allegedly leaking classified Delta Force secrets to him. Williams is facing federal charges for allegedly transmitting classified military tactics and procedures toHarp for his 2025 book on Fort Bragg.
Harp said in a statement about the charge against Williams, per WRAL News, “Courtney Williams is a brave whistleblower and truth-teller. Former Delta Force operators disclose "national defense information" on podcasts and YouTube shows every day, but the government is going after Courtney for the sole reason that she exposed sexual harassment and gender discrimination in the unit. This is a vindictive act of retaliation, plain and simple.”
Courtney Williams’ arrest
When Williams was hired in 2010 and again when she left her job in 2015, she signed a Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement, the complaint stated, according to WRAL News. The criminal complaint, which details communication between Williams and the journalist, does not name Harp. However, Harp wrote a book and an accompanying article highlighting Williams throughout.
The complaint stated that Williams spent at least 10 hours on the phone with Harp. She exchanged about 180 text messages with him between 2022 and 2024.
Williams reportedly saved documents on her computer with file names “Batch 1 for Reporter,” “Batch 2 for Reporter”. There were at least 10 batches of documents that Williams was planning to share with Harp, which included personnel documents from her time with the Special Military Unit (SMU).
During the reviewing of the article amid investigation, the complaint said it “determined that it contained information that is properly classified as SECRET.”
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It added, “The classified information comprised, in part, specific Tactics, Techniques & Procedures (TTPs) utilized by this (SMU) to execute sensitive missions.”
Harp’s book – The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces – was released in August 2025. The book talks about various sexual harassment and discrimination experiences Williams had during her eight years with Delta Force, which is an elite counterterrorism unit based at Fort Bragg. It often operates in secrecy.