Second Hegseth Advisor Accused Of Leaking Info

Politico reports:

The Pentagon placed two top political appointees under administrative leave on Tuesday after a probe into potential leaks of sensitive information, according to three defense officials. Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was escorted out of the Pentagon by security officers and had his building access suspended pending further investigation, said two of the officials, who were granted anonymity to discuss an ongoing probe.

Darin Selnick, the Pentagon’s deputy chief of staff, was also suspended as part of the same probe and escorted out of the building, according to one of the officials. The leaks under investigation include military operational plans for the Panama canal, a second carrier headed to the Red Sea, Elon Musk’s controversial visit to the Pentagon and pausing the collection of intelligence to Ukraine, the other official said.

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SCOOP: A second top Pentagon official has just been suspended as part of a leak investigation, a defense official told me and @JackDetsch. Darin Selnick, the DOD’s deputy chief of staff, was put on administrative leave and escorted out of the building. https://t.co/zURIuPvnWJ

— Daniel Lippman (@dlippman) April 16, 2025