‘Investigated for unauthorized disclosure of classified information’
By Joe Kovacs
Dan Caldwell, a top adviser to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted out of the Pentagon Tuesday after being identified in an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense.
“The investigation remains ongoing,” a U.S. official told Reuters.
Jennifer Griffin of Fox News confirmed the report, saying Caldwell “was escorted from the building, being investigated for ‘unauthorized disclosure’ of classified information.”
“We can confirm the Reuters reporting is accurate, but we do not comment on ongoing investigations,” a senior U.S. official told Fox News.
Reuters indicates a March 21 memo signed by Hegseth’s chief of staff, Joe Kasper, requested an investigation into “recent unauthorized disclosures of national security information involving sensitive communications.”
“Kasper’s memo left open the possibility of a polygraph, although it was unclear if Caldwell was subjected to one,” the report states.