Pete Hegseth's top advisor Dan Caldwell escorted out of the Pentagon for 'unauthorized disclosure' of classified inform

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Pete Hegseth's top advisor Dan Caldwell escorted out of the Pentagon for 'unauthorized disclosure' of classified information


By EMILY GOODIN, SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT

Published: 15:54 EDT, 15 April 2025 | Updated: 15:54 EDT, 15 April 2025



A top adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the department.

Dan Caldwell was placed on administrative leave for 'an unauthorized disclosure,' an official told Reuters.

'The investigation remains ongoing,' the official said without providing details about the nature of the alleged disclosure, including whether it was made to a journalist or to someone else.

The move comes after a March 21 memo ordering a Pentagon investigation into leaks ordered by Hegseth's chief of staff Joe Kasper.

Kasper requested an investigation into 'recent unauthorized disclosures of national security information involving sensitive communications.'..............


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