Anthropic Pentagon Court Filing: DoD Told Anthropic the Two Sides Were 'Nearly Aligned' — One Week Before Trump Declared Split

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Anthropic submitted two sworn declarations to a California federal court pushing back on the Pentagon's claim that the company poses an 'unacceptable risk to national security.' The filings reveal the DoD told Anthropic the two sides were nearly aligned just one week before Trump publicly declared the relationship over, suggesting the split was politically driven rather than substantively negotiated. The new court evidence significantly strengthens Anthropic's legal position and adds a documented contradiction to the government's stated rationale.