Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Chief of Staff, Joe Kasper, is leaving his role amid a shakeup at the Pentagon after a probe into leaks.
Earlier this week an advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was put on leave for leaking.
Dan Caldwell, who was also a part of the Mike Waltz Houthi Signal chat group, was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday for “an unauthorized disclosure,” according to Reuters.
Deputy Chief of Staff Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg, were also placed on leave and escorted out of the Pentagon.
Joe Kasper reportedly had a “deep vendetta” against the the three men who parted ways, Fox News reported.
Kasper spearheaded the probe into the leaks to reporters.
“This is not about interpersonal conflict,” a Pentagon official told Fox News. “There is evidence of leaking. This is about unauthorized disclosures, up to and including classified information.”
Politico reported:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff, Joe Kasper, will leave his role in the coming days for a new position at the agency, according to a senior administration official, amid a week of turmoil for the Pentagon.
Senior adviser Dan Caldwell, deputy chief of staff Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg’s chief of staff, were all placed on leave this week in an ongoing leak probe.
