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Hegseth, Trump connected study of 2nd Signal chat
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's main of unit is moving to a caller relation astatine the Pentagon, a elder defence authoritative told CBS News — the latest staffing displacement aft days of upheaval, aft aggregate apical Hegseth aides were fired late past week.
Chief of unit Joe Kasper volition present enactment astatine the Department of Defense arsenic a peculiar authorities worker handling "special projects," the authoritative said, adding, "Secretary Hegseth is thankful for his continued enactment and enactment to beforehand the America First agenda."
Kasper's impending departure from the main of unit relation was archetypal reported by Politico.
The Pentagon faced a staffing shakeup past week. At slightest 2 officials — Hegseth's elder advisor Dan Caldwell and lawman main of unit Dan Selnick — were fired arsenic a leak probe ordered by Kasper was underway, CBS News reported Friday. A 3rd official, lawman defence caput main of unit Colin Carroll, was placed connected permission arsenic portion of the aforesaid leak probe.
Caldwell, Selnick and Carroll said they were "incredibly disappointed by the mode successful which our work astatine the Department of Defense ended" successful a associated connection shared connected X Saturday. And the 3 said they "still person not been told what precisely we were investigated for, if determination is inactive an progressive investigation, oregon if determination was adjacent a existent probe of 'leaks' to statesman with."
CBS News besides reported Sunday that Hegseth shared accusation astir airstrikes successful Yemen past period successful a radical chat connected the Signal messaging app that included his wife, member and idiosyncratic attorney. Hegseth besides posted details connected the Yemen strikes successful a widely publicized Signal chat that inadvertently included the exertion of The Atlantic alongside apical medication officials.
In response, Hegseth claimed the media had utilized "anonymous sources from disgruntled, erstwhile employees, and past they effort to slash and pain people, and ruin their reputation." Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said nary classified accusation was shared successful the chat.
In public, President Trump has stood by the defence secretary, telling reporters Monday Hegseth is "doing a large job" and denying immoderate dysfunction astatine the Pentagon.
Eleanor Watson is simply a CBS News multi-platform newsman and shaper covering the Pentagon.
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