Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth returned to his former employer Fox News to defend his tenure amid new revelations that he shared military plans on a Signal group chat and a bombshell op ed from a former spokesperson who described the Pentagon atmosphere as the “month from hell.”

Kilmeade pointed out Tuesday that many of the employees let go from the Pentagon were people that Hegseth brought on as close allies and were shown the door without even being asked to show the contents of their phones, something you’d expect in any leak investigation.

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A fired-up Pete Hegseth used a softball Fox News interview to threaten ex-aides with prosecution after news of his second Signal chat was leaked to the press. President Donald Trump’s Pentagon boss is sweating again after The New York Times reported that he had a second group on the encrypted app that he used to share details about strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen—this time with family members and his personal lawyer.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth allegedly shared sensitive intelligence about impending military operations in Yemen with his wife, brother, advisers, and personal lawyer, in addition to sharing similar details around the same time in the widely reported-on Signal group chat that featured a reporter unbeknownst to the other participants.