US EditionMusk on Pentagon leakers: ‘They will be found’
- Elon Musk met with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for 80 minutes and called for the prosecution of officials leaking maliciously false information about his visit.
- A memo from Hegseth's chief of staff indicated an investigation into unauthorized national security leaks, including possible polygraph tests.
- Hegseth denied claims that Musk would receive briefings on secret war plans against China, stating there were no such plans discussed.
- Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Duckworth questioned the rationale behind sharing any information with Musk, emphasizing that no legitimate national security reasons existed.
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Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation that could include polygraphs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information. Defense Department personnel could face polygraphs in the the latest such inquiry by the Trump administration. A memo late Friday from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff referred to “recent unauthorized disclosures” of such information, but provided no details about alleged leaks. Earlier …
Elon Musk Warns Pentagon Leakers Following Exposé on Alleged Secret China War Briefing: ‘They Will Be Found’
Elon Musk has issued a public threat to Pentagon employees suspected of leaking information about an alleged briefing on sensitive materials involving a potential U.S. war with China.
Elon Musk threatens Pentagon leakers after NYT report on alleged "secret China war briefing"
Elon Musk has publicly threatened Pentagon officials suspected of leaking classified information to the press. The controversy erupted after a New York Times report detailed a secret briefing about potential U.S. military strategies in a hypothetical war with China, prompting Musk—known for his influential role as an adviser to President Donald Trump—to vow that the […]
Leakers to Musk: We’re ‘not Elon’s servants’
The pervasive fear and anger that have been rippling through federal agencies over Elon Musk’s slashing approach to shrinking government deepened even further on Friday over the billionaire tech mogul’s threat to root out and punish anyone who is leaking to the media. They’ve already taken every precaution they can for fear of retaliation: setting Signal messages to automatically disappear, taking photos of documents they share instead of screen…
Elon Musk holds Pentagon talks, wants leakers prosecuted
Billionaire, Elon Musk on Friday took his campaign to cut the US federal government agencies into uncharted waters, holding an unprecedented top-level meeting at the Pentagon. Musk called for the prosecution of any Defense Department officials leaking what described as maliciously false information about his visit. Musk, whose businesses have a number of Defense Department contracts, reportedly met the US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for 80 mi…
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