赫格斯塞特感谢代理司法部长托德·布兰奇，两部门将加强泄密案件起诉合作
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美国国防部部长皮特·赫格斯塞特周一宣布成立与司法部的联合专项工作组，负责识别并起诉向媒体泄露“敏感信息”的官员。
赫格斯塞特表示，五角大楼总法律顾问办公室（OGC）可申请并获取国防部内所有与新闻媒体泄密调查相关的信息、支持和记录。
他在X平台分享的视频中表示：“为应对泄密带来的危险，即日起，我已授权战争部总法律顾问办公室牵头相关工作，赋予总法律顾问办公室调取并获取国防部内所有与媒体泄密调查相关的信息、记录和支持的权力。”
“泄密信息会危及人员生命，这些新工具和流程将极大助力我们保护联合部队，”赫格斯塞特继续说道，“我们国家的安全绝不能成为那些追求一时头条的人的筹码，获取机密和秘密信息是一项神圣的信任，背叛这一信任的人将受到法律的全力制裁。”
特朗普政府在针对“空军一号”相关报道的大陪审团泄密调查中传唤《纽约时报》记者
美国国防部部长皮特·赫格斯塞特周一宣布成立与司法部的联合专项工作组，打击向媒体泄密行为。（路透社/凯文·拉马克 摄）
这位国防部部长还感谢了代理美国司法部长托德·布兰奇的支持，并补充说他“为我们两部门比以往任何时候都更加紧密地合作感到自豪”。
赫格斯塞特的宣布距离司法部向《纽约时报》的四名记者发出传票仅过去数日。此前该报报道了涉及卡塔尔赠予总统唐纳德·特朗普的专机的安全担忧，特朗普曾乘坐该专机前往土耳其参加近期北约峰会。司法部试图强迫这四名记者在联邦大陪审团面前作证。
《纽约时报》、多家新闻机构的记者以及新闻自由团体广泛批评了此次传票，称特朗普政府企图恐吓开展合法新闻采集工作、报道政府相关信息的记者。
《纽约客》记者起诉移民海关执法局，因官员前往其家中警告其批评该局的言论
此次公告发布之际，距离司法部向《纽约时报》四名记者发出传票仅数日。（凯文·沃尔夫/美联社）
该报律师大卫·麦克罗在一份声明中表示：“联邦执法人员出现在新闻记者家门口的行为，应该让任何相信宪法及其所保护的新闻自由的美国民众感到震惊。”
“我们的记者报道事实，推进美国公众了解政府如何运作、纳税人资金如何使用的权利，”麦克罗补充道，“这一厚颜无耻的行为无非是企图通过恐吓记者履行职责，阻止公众了解本国正在发生的事情。”
自去年执掌五角大楼以来，赫格斯塞特一直致力于打击向媒体泄密的行为。
去年，该部门对被指控向媒体泄露机密信息的人员展开调查，并威胁将进行测谎以识别泄密者。
这位国防部部长感谢代理美国司法部长托德·布兰奇的支持。（肯特·西村/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
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赫格斯塞特还试图对采访五角大楼的记者施加限制。他曾要求记者签署一份承诺书，承诺不会索要任何未经授权的材料，即便该信息未被列为机密。大多数五角大楼记者宁愿交还媒体证，也不愿接受该部门对新闻采集工作的限制。
这项政策正面临诉讼，上月一名法官发布了初步禁令，裁定该部门要求记者始终由官方陪同的规定违反了第一修正案，该裁定针对的是《纽约时报》提起的一起诉讼。
Hegseth announces joint task force with DOJ to prosecute leaks to journalists ‘with the full force of the law’
Hegseth thanked Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the two departments deepen cooperation on leak prosecutions
2026-07-13T21:13:26-04:00 / Fox News
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Published July 13, 2026 9:13pm EDT
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the creation of a joint task force with the Department of Justice to identify and prosecute officials who leak “sensitive information” to the media.
Hegseth said the Pentagon’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) may request and receive all information, support and records across the department regarding news media leak investigations.
“To combat the dangers that leaks pose, effectively immediately, I have delegated tasking authority to the war department’s office of general counsel, empowering OGC to request and receive all information, records and support across the department concerning media leak investigations,” he said in a video shared on X.
“Leaked information risks lives, these new tools and processes will greatly assist us in protecting our joint force,” Hegseth continued. “The security of our nation cannot be a bargaining chip for those who seek momentary headlines, access to confidential and secret information is a sacred trust, and those who betray that trust will be met with the full force of the law.”
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday announced a joint task force with the Department of Justice to identify and prosecute leakers.(Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
The secretary also thanked Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche for his support, adding that he was “proud that our departments are working together closer than we have ever before.”
Hegseth’s announcement comes just days after the DOJ issued subpoenas to four reporters at The New York Times, attempting to force them to testify before a federal grand jury after the newspaper reported on the security concerns involving the plane gifted to President Donald Trump by Qatar that he flew on to Turkey for a recent NATO summit.
The subpoenas were widely criticized by The New York Times, journalists at various news outlets and press freedom groups, arguing that the Trump administration is attempting to intimidate reporters conducting legitimate news-gathering about the government.
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The announcement comes just days after the DOJ issued subpoenas to four reporters at The New York Times.(Kevin Wolf/AP)
“The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects,” an attorney for the newspaper, David McCraw, said in a statement.
“Our journalists report the facts and advance the American public’s right to know how their government is operating and their taxpayer dollars are being used,” McCraw added. “This brazen act should be seen as nothing more than an attempt to prevent the public from knowing what is happening in their country by intimidating journalists from doing their jobs.”
Since taking over as head of the Pentagon last year, Hegseth has sought to crack down on leaks to the media.
Last year, the department opened investigations into those accused of leaking classified information to the press and threatened to conduct polygraphs to identify leakers.
The secretary thanked Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche for his support.(Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)
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Hegseth has also attempted to impose restrictions on reporters covering the Pentagon. He had forced them to sign a pledge stating that they would not solicit any unauthorized material, even if the information was unclassified. Most Pentagon reporters turned in their press badges rather than accept the department’s restrictions on news-gathering.
That policy is facing lawsuits, and a judge last month granted a preliminary injunction, ruling that the department’s requirement that journalists be accompanied by an official chaperone at all times violated the First Amendment in response to a case brought by The New York Times.