Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry 'baseless attacks'

Pentagon employees were ousted after turf war in Hegseth’s office: source

Now-former Pete Hegseth chief of staff Joe Kasper initiated the leak investigation that led to the firings of senior adviser Dan Caldwell, former deputy chief of staff Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, The Post has learned.

One Phone Call Set Off a Chain of Events That Could Topple Pete Hegseth

On the night of April 3, Colin Carroll got a simple phone call that set off a chain of events leading to the roiling internal meltdown among top Pentagon staff that is now threatening to topple Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

"Not My Job To Protect Them:" Hegseth Warns DOJ Action Coming

Pete Hegseth has warned that former senior Pentagon advisors fired last week could face prosecution for leaking classified information, saying evidence will be turned over to the Justice Department once an investigation wraps up. Dan Caldwell, a key Hegseth aide, and two others were abruptly fired and escorted out of the Pentagon on Friday. All deny wrongdoing and say they’ve received no details about alleged crimes. Joint statement from Dan Cal…

Pentagon Purge: Neocons Desperate For Iran War - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity

Recently fired top Pentagon advisor Dan Caldwell took his case to the massive Tucker Carlson show yesterday, explaining that despite whispered accusations against him and his two colleagues, there was not even an investigation as to whether they were responsible for leaks. It’s clear that the neocons are getting desperate for their war on Iran and intend to purge any voices of reason. Also today – Ambassador Huckabee to Palestinians: “Starve!”

Fired Pentagon Advisor Dan Caldwell Says He Threatened 'Established Interests' - Was Hegseth Fooled? - Armed Forces Press

Dan Caldwell, a recently ousted Pentagon adviser, says he was fired not for leaks—as the Defense Department claims—but for opposing a strike on Iran and challenging establishment foreign policy views, reported Politico. “I was out there advancing things that a lot of people in the foreign policy establishment didn’t want,” Caldwell told Tucker Carlson. “It doesn’t justify what’s happening to me, but let’s just be honest—that is the nature of the…

Pete Hegseth’s fight is about more than mere staff personalities

The Washington firing squad is out for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. His department has seen the dramatic departure of three top aides who were placed on leave and escorted from the Pentagon, before ultimately being fired on Friday. Dan Caldwell, Colin Carroll and Darin Selnick have for their part maintained they were wrongly slandered by others in the building as leakers – and a fourth former spokesperson, John Ullyot, took the rare step of t…