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The U.S. Department of Justice and the Pentagon have created a joint task force to identify and prosecute what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described as unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information to news media.
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“I have delegated tasking authority to the War Department’s Office of General Counsel, empowering OGC to request and receive all information, records, and support across the department concerning media leak investigations,” Hegseth said in a video posted to X.
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(Reporting by Ismail Shakil; editing by Michelle Nichols )
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This story was originally published July 13, 2026 at 7:46 AM.