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DEVELOPING: Senior Advisor To Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Reportedly Escorted From Pentagon And Placed On Administrative Leave
Dan Caldwell, a senior advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, reportedly was escorted out of the Pentagon today and placed on administrative leave.
“Dan Caldwell, a senior advisor to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave for an ‘unauthorized disclosure,’ a U.S. official says. Story coming. This comes after a March 21 memo ordering a Pentagon investigation into leaks ordered by Hegseth’s chief of staff,” Reuters national security reporter Phil Stewart said.
Scoop! Dan Caldwell, a senior advisor to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave for an "unauthorized disclosure," a U.S. official says.
Story coming.
This comes after a March 21 memo ordering a Pentagon investigation into leaks ordered by…
— Phil Stewart (@phildstewart) April 15, 2025
Per Reuters:
One of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s top advisors, Dan Caldwell, was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense, a U.S. official told Reuters.
Caldwell, a senior advisor to Pete Hegseth, was placed on administrative leave for “an unauthorized disclosure,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The decision has not been previously reported.
“The investigation remains ongoing,” the official said.
Breaking News: Dan Caldwell who is a top advisor to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was escorted out of the Pentagon earlier today after he was identified in the leaks probe at the Department of Defense
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— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) April 15, 2025
BREAKING: Dan Caldwell, a top adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been escorted out of the Pentagon after being identified in an investigation into internal leaks. pic.twitter.com/iNm3fiRtSw
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 15, 2025
Daily Mail reports:
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.’
His memo left open the possibility of a polygraph, although it was unclear if Caldwell was subject to one.
Although Caldwell is not as well known as other senior Pentagon officials, he has played a critical role as an adviser to Hegseth.
His importance was underscored in a leaked text chain on Signal disclosed by The Atlantic magazine last month.
In it, Hegseth named Caldwell as the best staff point of contact for the National Security Council as it prepared for the launch of strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.
Caldwell, a Marine Corps veteran, was part of the transition team and took the lead on hiring staff at the Defense Department.
He worked for Concerned Veterans for America before he joined Hegseth’s team. He and Hegseth worked together at that organization.
That group has strong ties to Republican lawmakers on the veterans and armed services committees – and it has enjoyed a friendly relationship with President Donald Trump in the past.
This story is developing.