Pentagon Begins Probe of Media Leaks Amid Russian ‘Bounty’ Reports

Defense Secretary Mark Esper has ordered an investigation into leaks of both classified and unclassified material to media.
Pentagon Begins Probe of Media Leaks Amid Russian ‘Bounty’ Reports
Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington on March 2, 2020. Susan Walsh/AP Photo
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U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has ordered an investigation into leaks of both classified and unclassified material to media, he told members of the House Armed Services Committee during a July 9 hearing.

The probe comes after the recent leak of sensitive information to the media regarding the existence of intelligence that Russia allegedly offered bounty payments to Taliban-linked terrorists to kill U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan.

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