Second Hegseth adviser placed on leave under Defense Department probe

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April 16 (UPI) -- A second adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been suspended as the Defense Department probes leaks of information at the Pentagon. Defense Department's deputy chief of staff Darin Selnick, was placed on administrative leave, Politico reported . A U.S. Defense official told The Hill the leave is "pending an investigation." The alleged leaks under investigation are reportedly related to military operations plans for the Panama Canal, the movement of a second aircraft