Three former senior advisers to defense secretary pete hegseth are decrying what they called baseless attacks after each was escorted from the pentagon in an expanding probe on information leaks. See world news photos and videos at abcnews.com Drunk boy is losing control it seems
Three Pentagon officials removed from their jobs amid leaks probe say
Top hegseth aide leaves post there is a complete meltdown in the building, one official said
Joe kasper, defense secretary pete hegseth's chief of staff will leave his role in the coming days for a new position at the agency.
Two pentagon officials were terminated friday after they were suspended earlier this week, escalating a week of turmoil at the department of defense. Two pentagon officials were escorted out of the department of defense and placed on administrative leave on tuesday amid a probe into unauthorized disclosures, according to multiple news reports. Three officials were placed on leave over leaks, but that hasn't been the only upheaval. Defense secretary pete hegseth is facing turmoil within the pentagon, as his chief of staff, joe kasper, is set to leave his position in the coming days
This follows the suspension and subsequent termination of three senior officials earlier in the week Senior advisor dan caldwell, deputy chief of staff darin selni. 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 Get the latest international news and world events from asia, europe, the middle east, and more
