Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces that the Pentagon and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have created a joint task force focused on identifying and prosecuting leaks of sensitive information to the news media. Multiple outlets report that the effort is intended to address unauthorized disclosures and is part of broader government efforts to clamp down on leaks. Hegseth says the Department of Defense’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) has been given authority to support the investigations. According to reporting, the OGC can request and receive information, records, and related assistance across the Pentagon to support media-leak inquiries. The announcement is presented as an “effectively immediately” step to strengthen investigative and potential legal action against individuals or sources involved in unauthorized disclosures. While the outlets largely align on the task force’s purpose and the involvement of DOJ and the Pentagon, they provide limited additional details about specific cases, timelines, or legal standards. The announcement does not specify which disclosures are being targeted, but frames the initiative as a mechanism to pursue enforcement actions related to press leaks.
Hegseth Announces Joint Pentagon-DOJ Task Force to Identify and Prosecute Leaks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces that the Pentagon and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have created a joint task force focused on identifying and prosecuting leaks of sensitive informatio...
- Pete Hegseth announces a joint task force between the Pentagon and the Justice Department to address leaks to the news media.
- The task force is described as focused on identifying and prosecuting unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information.
- Hegseth says the Pentagon’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) is empowered to support the investigations.
- OGC authority includes requesting and receiving information, records, and support across the Defense Department for media-leak inquiries.
- The announcement is described as taking effect immediately.
US defense secretary says taskforce will ‘combat dangers’ of leaks in latest escalation of White House press crackdownThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, announced on Monday that the Pentagon and the US Department of Justice have created a “joint taskforce to identify and prosecute” what he called the “unauthorized disclosure of sensitive” information to the press, marking the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s effort to crackdown on leaks.In a video posted on X, Hegseth said that “to combat the dangers that leaks pose, effectively immediately, I have delegated tasking authority to the war department’s office of general counsel, empowering OGC to request and receive all information, records and support across the department concerning media leak investigations”. Continue reading...
6 hours agoThe Justice Department and Pentagon created a joint task force to identify and prosecute leaks to news media.
6 hours agoThe Justice Department and Pentagon created a joint task force to identify and prosecute leaks to news media.
6 hours agoThe Justice Department and Pentagon created a joint task force to identify and prosecute leaks to news media.
6 hours agoDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that the Pentagon and the Justice Department (DOJ) have created a joint task force to identify and prosecute leakers as part of the department’s effort to clamp down on disclosure of sensitive information. Hegseth said the Defense Department’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) will be able to request...
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