One of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense,

Defense officials say Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave and was escorted out of the Pentagon by security.

Dan Caldwell, one of the top adviser to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was removed from the Pentagon on Tuesday after he was identified during a internal probe into leaks at the Department of DefenseCaldwell was placed on administrative leave for "an unauthorized disclosure,