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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, April 24, 2025. Rutte is in Washington from April 24 to 25 and has scheduled meetings with Hegseth, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Another One Out: Hegseth’s Chief Of Staff Leaves Pentagon Amid ‘Turf War’ Following Firing Of 3 Alleged Leakers

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff, Joe Kasper, unexpectedly departed from his position on Thursday amid a “turf war” at the Pentagon, resulting in the departure of multiple high-level officials.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during an annual worldwide threats assessment hearing at the Longworth House Office Building on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. The hearing held by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence addressed top aides inadvertently including Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic magazine, on a high level Trump administration Signal group chat discussing plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Gabbard Issues Criminal Referrals Against ‘Multiple Intel Officials’ To DOJ Over Classified Leaks

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard revealed that she has, so far, referred two intelligence community officials to the DOJ for criminal prosecution over their alleged efforts to leak classified information to media outlets.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The White House said they are expecting thousands of children and adults to participate in the annual tradition of rolling colored eggs down the White House lawn, which was started by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Hegseth: Leak Probe Evidence Will Be Referred To DOJ For Possible Charges

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sharply criticized what he described as the “hoax press,” while also directing blame at his recently dismissed aides, whom he accused of disseminating falsehoods regarding recent controversies that have unfolded during his tenure.

(L) Darin Selnick. (Photo via: Department of Defense) / (R) Colin Carroll (Photo via: The National Defense Industrial Association)

2 More Pentagon Advisors ‘Placed On Administrative Leave’ Amid DOD Leak Probe

Two Defense Department (DoD) deputy chiefs of staff have now been placed on administrative leave in addition to one of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, who was escorted out of the Pentagon after he was identified in a leak.

(L) WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 21: U.S. Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth listens as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced the Next Generation of Air Dominance (NGDA) program, the F-47, the sixth-generation high-tech Air Force fighter to succeed the F-22 Raptor. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) /(R) Dan Caldwell. (Photo via: Department of Defense)

Hegseth’s Top Adviser Dan Caldwell Put ‘On Leave’ Amid Pentagon Leak Probe

One of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday — after being identified during an investigation into confidential leaks at the Department of Defense (DOD).