Three Hegseth aides place on leave amid a probe into leaks have been officially fired.
On Friday it was reported that Pete Hegseth’s Chief of Staff, Joe Kasper, was leaving his role amid a shakeup at the Pentagon after a probe into leaks.
Earlier this week an advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was put on leave for leaking.
Dan Caldwell, who was also a part of the Mike Waltz Houthi Signal chat group, was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday for “an unauthorized disclosure,” according to Reuters.
Deputy Chief of Staff Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg, were also placed on leave and escorted out of the Pentagon.
According to Politico, Caldwell, Selnick and Carroll were officially terminated on Friday. Two of the fired aides – Carroll and Selnick – plan to sue for wrongful termination, the magazine reported.
Joe Kasper reportedly had a “deep vendetta” against the the three men who parted ways, Fox News reported.
Kasper spearheaded the probe into the leaks to reporters.
“This is not about interpersonal conflict,” a Pentagon official told Fox News. “There is evidence of leaking. This is about unauthorized disclosures, up to and including classified information.”
Politico reported:
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, according to a senior administration official, amid a week of turmoil for the Pentagon.
Senior adviser Dan Caldwell, Hegseth deputy chief of staff Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, the chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, were placed on leave this week in an ongoing leak probe. All three were terminated on Friday, according to three people familiar with the matter, who, like others, were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive issue.
The latest incidents add to the Pentagon’s broader upheaval in recent months, including fallout from Hegseth’s release of sensitive information in a Signal chat with other national security leaders and a controversial department visit by Elon Musk.
Caldwell, Carroll, Selnick and Kasper declined to comment. Two of the people said Carroll and Selnick plan to sue for wrongful termination. The Pentagon did not respond to a request of comment.
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