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,

One of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s right-hand men was put out to pasture Tuesday after being accused of leaking. Dan Caldwell was escorted out of the Pentagon and placed on administrative leave for an “unauthorized disclosure,

Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave and was escorted out of the Pentagon by security on Tuesday, two defense officials said. The officials said Caldwell's sudden downfall was tied to an investigation into unauthorized disclosure of department information.