The U.S. Department of Justice and the Pentagon have established a joint task force to identify and prosecute unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information to the news media, War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced.
In a video posted to X, Hegseth said he has delegated authority to the War Department’s Office of General Counsel to lead media leak investigations, empowering the office to request and receive all information, records, and support across the department related to those investigations.
The announcement comes after the Trump administration issued subpoenas Friday to several New York Times journalists following the outlet’s report on President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One. The subpoenas seek to compel the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday.
