Pentagon Watchdog Investigates Pete Hegseth
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The inspector general inquiry will also look at whether rules about records retention were followed.
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The Pentagon’s inspector general said Thursday it had launched a review into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sharing of military plans ahead of U.S. strikes on Yemen in a Signal chat group.
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President Donald Trump's administration is facing a scandal over the accidental leak of a group chat by senior security officials on the strikes, which targeted Yemen's Huthi rebels.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal group chat with other national security officials to discuss plans for airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen will be investigated, the Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday.
The use of the Signal messaging app by top Trump officials came to light after The Atlantic's editor was added to a group chat about planned Houthi strikes.
Senior Trump administration officials have been accused of using the third-party app to discuss highly sensitive national security information.
"President Trump continues to have the utmost confidence in his national security team," the White House said in response to the breach.
The Pentagon’s acting inspector general will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal app to coordinate strike plans against Houthi militants, raising security and records concerns.
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Rep. Seth Moulton is calling on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign over a scandal involving messaging in a non-secure of sensitive information about a pending military action.
The post Pete Hegseth Says the Signal Chat Had 'No Classified Information.' How Is That Possible? appeared first on Reason.com.
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