Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led an advocacy group that rallied for reforms during Phoenix’s dramatic VA scandal a decade before he was embroiled in a military group chat scandal.
Two top Hegseth aides put on leave by the Department of Defense this week also worked with him on VA reform during the high-profile scandal a decade ago.
Hegseth senior adviser Dan Caldwell and Pentagon Deputy Chief of Staff Darin Selnick were each escorted out of the Pentagon this week amid a crackdown on leaks to the media. The Pentagon did not point to the information Caldwell and Selnick are accused of leaking, citing its ongoing investigation…