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Pentagon Advisor on Leave Amid Security Leak Probe

4/15/2025

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Dan Caldwell, a senior advisor to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been put on administrative leave as an investigation unfolds into unauthorized Pentagon disclosures. This inquiry, potentially involving polygraph tests, raises serious questions about national security leaks and Caldwell's ties to Hegseth, intensifying scrutiny over the origins of the sensitive information.

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Dan Caldwell, a senior advisor to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been put on administrative leave as an investigation unfolds into unauthorized Pentagon disclosures. This inquiry, potentially involving polygraph tests, raises serious questions about national security leaks and Caldwell's ties to Hegseth, intensifying scrutiny over the origins of the sensitive information.