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Pentagon Launches Leak Task Force | Salt Lake City News
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just dropped a bombshell: a new joint task force with the Justice Department is hunting down and prosecuting Pentagon leakers. Calling leaks a betrayal of troops and a national security threat, Hegseth gave DOD staff 48 hours to turn over any requested info, with the general counsel leading the charge. The move comes hot on the heels of subpoenas targeting NYT reporters for a story on Air Force One security flaws — not the reporters, but the source of the leak. This marks a major escalation in the Pentagon’s war on leaks, aiming to protect sensitive intel and…
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