Hegseth announces joint taskforce with DoJ to target and prosecute press leaks
Summary
The US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a joint taskforce between the Pentagon and the Department of Justice to find and prosecute people who leak sensitive information to the press. This effort is part of the Trump administration's wider push to stop unauthorized disclosures of secret information.Key Facts
- The Pentagon and Department of Justice formed a joint taskforce to investigate and prosecute leaks to the media.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave authority to the Pentagon’s legal office to access all information related to leak investigations.
- Hegseth said leaked information can endanger lives and must be treated as a serious breach of trust.
- The taskforce is a response to recent news reports about President Trump’s new Qatari-gifted plane and related security concerns.
- The Trump administration has issued subpoenas to New York Times reporters to compel testimony about those leaks.
- The Times said the FBI asked it to withhold a story about the plane on national security grounds but would not explain why.
- The Department of Justice said reporters are not the targets, but the people who leak classified information are.
- This move follows earlier attempts to get testimony from journalists at other major newspapers and a raid on a Washington Post reporter’s home.
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