US Edition‘Signalgate’ report contradicts Hegseth’s claim of ‘total exoneration’
The report found Hegseth sent classified strike details via an unapproved app, risking mission failure and personnel harm, highlighting a broader Pentagon security issue.
- This past week the Department of Defense Inspector General found Pete Hegseth used a personal cellphone and the Signal app to transmit nonpublic operational strike details.
- Officials told the IG that the device setup and extra Signal groups mirrored Hegseth's personal phone inside a secure Pentagon office and allegedly included non-DOD participants amid operational security disputes.
- The IG said some information Hegseth sent on March 15, 2025 matched U.S. Central Command material portion-marked `SECRET//NOFORN`, including quantities and strike times for manned U.S. aircraft sent hours before operations.
- Investigators concluded the conduct violated DOD Instruction 8170.01 and created an operational-security risk that could have harmed U.S. pilots, prompting lawmakers to launch separate reviews.
- The IG said no new individual recommendations were made, noting Hegseth's Signal use was one instance of a department-wide issue, while a companion DODIG-2026-022 review urged training and CENTCOM portion-marking updates.
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Report stating Hegseth put US troops at risk sparks fresh resignation demands
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. troops at risk by sharing sensitive plans about an upcoming military strike in Yemen on his personal phone, according to a Pentagon inspector general's report made public Thursday that criticized the use of unapproved messaging apps and devices across the Defense Department. Story by Monte Francis.
Trump admin accused of putting U.S. troops in 'real jeopardy'
WASHINGTON — Democratic veterans on Capitol Hill say there’s a dangerous throughline to Pete Hegseth’s dueling scandals, over the use of an unsecured messaging app and boat bombings in the Caribbean and Pacific: The Pentagon chief is endangering US troops.A new report from the Pentagon inspector gen...
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth compromised the "operational security" of the United States by sharing information about a military mission on the messaging app Signal. This is according to a report from the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. Strikingly, Hegseth believes the report "completely exonerates" him.
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op-online.deA report by the Inspector General notes that Hegseth's actions threatened security, which is contrary to his statement of discharge. The debate about his resignation is getting louder.
The U.S. Secretary of Defense is questioned by Congress for strikes on vessels suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean and accused by the general inspection of the administration that he leads of having "created a risk to operational security" using Signal messaging in April.
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