Hegseth announces joint taskforce with DoJ to target and prosecute press leaks

The Pentagon and Justice Department have formed a joint taskforce to identify and prosecute leaks to the press, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced. The Guardian reports that Hegseth is giving the Pentagon's Office of General Counsel new authority to gather information across the Defense Department related to leak investigations—part of the Trump administration's effort to restrict unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information.

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