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.'..............


Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14615797/Pete-Hegseth-Dan-Caldwell-pentagon-classified-leak-probe.html?ito=push-notification&ci=pisQAmqAIY&cri=1KeINUPMs4&si=_oMddLL5oDW6&xi=d929b52f-5e24-4061-b0b4-197fda635492&ai=14615797

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[BOSSHOG]

1. Would not one be arrested instead of escorted?

[Mike 03]

3. Or deported to El Salvador?

[brakester]

10. When is Heggseth getting arrested

for signal leak?

[lastlib]

11. Well, he's a MAGAt....

...so different rules apply......

"Rules for thee, but not for me...."

[BOSSHOG]

16. I knew it had to be something reasonable like that

[onenote]

17. If it was classified info. But I can't find any link confirming that it was classified info.

[Ocelot II]

2. Another member of the Dunning-Kruger administration

does exactly the sort of thing you might expect from somebody Hogsbreath might choose as an advisor.

[markodochartaigh]

5. Some of them are Dunning-Kruger

and some of them are Stunning-Cuckoo.

[FoxNewsSucks]

15. Actually, most are both.

And worse.

[yardwork]

4. He was probably trying to help by leaking about their crimes.

[sop]

6. 18 U.S.C. § 798 (disclosure of classified information).

If Caldwell has been accused of disclosing classified information under 18 U.S. Code 798, he's likely facing serious prison time if convicted.

https://www.thefederalcriminalattorneys.com/disclose-classified-information

[58Sunliner]

7. Well of course he did. Was he drinking too?

[xocetaceans]

8. Thankfully he was not revealing attack planning information on Signal. Good work, Petey. Way to keep the OPSEC clean! nt

[JMCKUSICK]

9. Why wasn't Hegseth escorted out with him for the same "Crime"?

[ToxMarz]

12. Did he leak Hegseth blood alcohol level?

[Pinback]

13. Oh, is that a bad thing now? (nt)

[brakester]

14. So far I haven't heard

what he was supposed to have leaked. I'll reserve judgment until I read more.

[Oliver Bolliver Butt]

18. strike 3?

[3Hotdogs]

19. Fuck. I was sure the "leaker' was gonna be found to be some Dem-lib, black, female private.

I couldn't wait for that private to be arrested and charged.

Instead, it was a maggot that did it.

[nuxvomica]

20. embarassing leaks to the press is my guess

That's the only security issue these jokers seem to care about.

[WinstonSmith4740]

21. I live in Vegas.

If anyone wants to put anything on "When will lawyer Barbie drop charges?", I'm sure I can find somewhere to lay that down for you.

[Omaha Steve]

22. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING

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