Pete Hegseth’s paranoia is undermining the Pentagon

Three Pentagon officials were recently put on administrative leave and then fired pursuant a leak investigation ( “ Leak Investigation 2 ”) Now we learn that Pete Hegseth shared the same highly sensitive, detailed attack plans about the pending Yemen strikes in yet another Signal group text chat on his private personal phone that included his wife, brother and lawyer.

Federal employees are generally expected to participate in internal investigations that are administrative.

If the investigation could have criminal implications, the target(s) maintain their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Whistleblowers and sources I represent have been smeared, ruined professionally, terminated professionally, prosecuted and jailed for far less serious disclosures.