Pentagon watchdog opens probe into use of Signal for Yemen attack plans

Watchdog will review Hegseth's use of Signal

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's acting inspector general announced Thursday he will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.

The Pentagon's acting inspector general has informed the US defense secretary that he has launched an investigation into a group chat on the messaging app Signal, where senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration discussed details of an attack on Yemen's Houthis in March.

Pentagon to probe Signal Chat leak between Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth & Donald Trump officials on Houthi attack

The Pentagon’s inspector general will conduct an investigation of the Signal group chat where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump administration officials discussed details of an impending attack on Houthi militants in Yemen.

Pentagon Watchdog Launches Hegseth Probe

The Pentagon inspector general's office says it has launched a probe of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his use of Signal to discuss military strikes—which was exposed when a journalist was accidentally added to the chat. In a Thursday l etter to Hegseth , acting Inspector General Steven Stebbin said...

The Pentagon will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for the use of Signal messaging to talk about air strikes against Houthis in Yemen, as reported by the agency in a memorandum issued on Thursday. The investigation will assess “to what extent the Defense Secretary and other staff of the Department of Defense complied with the Department’s policies and procedures for the use of a commercial messaging application for official affairs,” a…

Pentagon watchdog to probe defence chief over Signal chat row

The Pentagon inspector general's office will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, the watchdog said Thursday. 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 Houthi rebels. The probe will evaluate the extent to which Hegseth and other defence perso…