“So are you going to arrest yourself then?” one X user asked the secretary of defense.

US defense secretary says taskforce will ‘combat dangers’ of leaks in latest escalation of White House press crackdown

The U.S. Defense Department will team up with the Justice Department to "identify and prosecute" those leaking information to the press.

Secretary Pete Hegseth says a new Pentagon task force will investigate leaks and expand efforts to identify and prosecute leakers.

“So are you going to arrest yourself then?” one X user asked the secretary of defense.

The defense secretary's leak task force targets media disclosures amid subpoenas, intelligence-sharing concerns, and questions about his Signal use.