One of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense,

Dan Caldwell, one of the top adviser to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was removed from the Pentagon on Tuesday after he was identified during a internal probe into leaks at the Department of DefenseCaldwell was placed on administrative leave for "an unauthorized disclosure,

Hegseth aides Dan Caldwell, Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll were removed from the Pentagon in April as part of an investigation into leaks of sensitive military information. “We are incredibly disappointed by the manner in which our service at the Department of Defense ended.