President Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has created more headlines than any of his other Cabinet members, by far.

The latest, according to The Hill, revolved around potential charges being filed against two former Pentagon staffers who were fired earlier this month after they were accused of leaking details about a Signal chat involving war plans against Houthi rebels. 

Not only were the aides fired, according to Hegseth, they could also soon face charges stemming from the Department of Justice.

Hegseth made the revelation to "Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade in a recent interview, saying that charges are not off the table once an investigation is completed.

What's happening?

The Defense Secretary made it crystal clear that he's willing to pursue charges with the Justice Department against the two accused leakers, depending on where the investigation goes.

"We’re going to investigate, and when we investigate, we’ll take it anywhere it leads," Hegseth told Kilmeade during the interview.

"When that evidence is gathered sufficiently — and this has all happened very quickly — it will be handed over to DOJ [Department of Justice], and those people will be prosecuted, if necessary," Hegseth continued.

Hegseth also revealed that he would be thrilled if the two fired aides were vindicated as a result of the investigation, noting that no matter what, they're taking the issue seriously.

"We look for leakers because we take it very seriously and we will do the investigation. And if those people are exonerated? Fantastic," he said.

Trump's DefSec added that he predicts the worst for the two aides.

"We don’t think, based on what we understand, that it’s going to be a good day for a number of those individuals because of what was found in the investigation."

Background

It was only last week that the two aides were fired, sparking turmoil within the Pentagon.

The Hill noted:

The Pentagon on Friday fired senior aides Dan Caldwell, Colin Carroll and Darin Selnick, all of whom initially were placed on paid administrative leave days earlier and escorted out of the building. Their terminations came after the Defense Department (DOD) opened an investigation into the leaks of information to news outlets.

The aides who were fired claimed they aren't sure what the investigation is about, adding that they are "incredibly disappointed by the manner in which our service at the Department of Defense ended."

Only time will tell what the investigation uncovers.