A Third Pentagon Official, Colin Carroll, Has Been Suspended Over Leak Probe

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Third top Pentagon aide Collin Carroll on administrative leave over leaks probe

Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was escorted out of the building on Wednesday, following Dan Caldwell, senior advisor to Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Darin Selnick, deputy chief of staff to Hegseth.

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Pentagon top official Colin Carroll sent on leave, third to be suspended amid leaks probe - The Times of India

Colin Carroll, a Marine Corps officer, has become the third official to be placed on administrative leave from the Pentagon, amid an ongoing investigation into information leaks at the United States Department of Defense.

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Third Pentagon Staffer Out Over Leak Probe

One of the two, Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was placed on administrative leave and escorted out of the Pentagon by security on Tuesday, as confirmed by Newsmax reporter Mike Carter.

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Hegseth’s Purge of Alleged Leakers Claims Another Victim

Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was put on administrative leave Wednesday and escorted out of the building. The Department of Defense is investigating a rash of leaks that have plagued the Pentagon in recent months. Carroll joins Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick, who were placed on leave on Tuesday as part of the investigation.

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Pete Hegseth's Pentagon purge continues as THIRD official ousted

Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was suspended a day after two other political appointees were shown the door. The internal Pentagon investigation is looking into allegations of unauthorized disclosures of information. President Donald Trump has railed against leakers, particularly those leaking information about his administration.

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Third Pentagon official suspended amid investigation into DoD leaks

Third Pentagon official suspended amid investigation into DoD leaks. Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, is now the third person suspended for his alleged role in the leaks. Leaks supposedly related to military operation plans for the Panama Canal, a carrier heading to the Red Sea, Elon Musk’s visit to the Pentagon to discuss China.

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Pentagon leak probe expands as two more officials put on leave

Pentagon investigation into leaks of classified and sensitive information expands. Two more aides to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his deputy put on administrative leave. More Pentagon officials could also be named as the investigation continues, officials say. President Donald Trump's administration has aggressively pursued leaks.

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2 More Pentagon Advisors 'Placed On Administrative Leave' Amid DOD Leak Probe

Darin Selnick, a deputy chief of staff for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, was officially placed on administrative leave on Tuesday. Colin Carroll, a chief of. staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was similarly suspended the following day. Selnick and Carroll are now reportedly under investigation for the same leak that also placed Dan Caldwell on leave.

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Third top Defense Department official placed on leave amid leak probe

Colin Carroll, chief of staff to deputy secretary of Defense Steve A. Feinberg, was placed on administrative leave on Wednesday. His suspension came just a day after two of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s advisers were suspended and escorted out of the Pentagon.

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Pentagon Suspends Three Officials in Leaking Investigation

Pentagon has placed Dan Caldwell, Darin Selnick, and Colin Carroll on administrative leave amid an ongoing investigation into leaks. The leaks allegedly include operational plans concerning the Panama Canal, the deployment of a second aircraft carrier to the Red Sea, and a pause in the collection of intelligence concerning the Ukraine War.

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A Third Top Pentagon Official Escorted Out of the Building

Pentagon puts three senior officials on leave. The move is in response to a leak of classified information. The leak concerned a plan to send an aircraft carrier to the Red Sea. The Pentagon has not said what the leak is about, but says it will be referred to the DOJ.

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Third top Pentagon official on leave after DoD's Signal group chat security breach

Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy U.S. Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was suspended and put on an undetermined administrative leave. He was joined by Darin Selznick and Dan Caldwell as the first names on the chopping block stemming from the national security breach. The leaks included American military plans for the Panama Canal.

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Third senior Pentagon official suspended amid leak probe

Colin Carroll, the chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was removed from the building on Wednesday. This follows the earlier suspensions of two other senior aides working for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick. The investigation, which started last month, is looking into “recent cases where national security secrets were shared without permission,” per Economic Times.

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"Unnamed Pentagon Officials Have Slandered Our Character with Baseless Attacks": Hegseth Aides Ousted in Leak Probe Fire Back, Say They Were Never Told What They Were Accused Of

Three senior advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were abruptly ousted this week amid an expanding probe into alleged information leaks. The trio, all veterans and key figures in the Trump-Vance administration’s efforts to reform the Pentagon, have publicly condemned their dismissals as unjust and politically motivated.

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Pentagon Trio 'Incredibly Disappointed' in How Service Ended

"We are incredibly disappointed by the manner in which our character has been tarnished," they say. The three men were placed on administrative leave earlier this week. They have not yet been told what they are being punished for, the men say. "We understand the importance of protecting our nation's security," they add.

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