US EditionWatchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal
Pentagon report finds Hegseth shared classified Yemen strike details on Signal, risking troops; classified report sent to Congress, public release expected Thursday.
- Tuesday night, the Pentagon inspector general found Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked endangering U.S. troops by relaying sensitive strike details on the Signal app, and a classified report was delivered to Congress with an unclassified version expected later this week.
- Because Signal is not authorized for classified materials, key information from a `SECRET//NOFORN` email by Gen. Michael Kurilla risked exposing U.S. service members and the mission.
- Hegseth sent messages that included the line `THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP` and noted 1415 as the March 15 strike unfolded as described in the Signal group chat.
- Pressure on Hegseth mounted after the IG findings, with lawmakers calling for an independent inquiry and Kristen Holmes warning, `I think this is going to again, lead to this whole narrative as to whether or not Hegseth stays as the head of the Secretary of Defense.`
- Hegseth declined an in-person IG interview and submitted a written statement claiming he can declassify material, while investigators relied partly on screenshots published by The Atlantic due to limited message access.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegset may have endangered the U.S. military by publishing information on American hits on Husite positions in Yemen in a group chat room in Signal, a conclusion that was reached by the office of the Inspector General of the Pentagon (the agency's monitoring body) following an investigation, reporting to CNN and ABC News with reference to sources that had seen the report.
Sources: Watchdog finds Hegseth chat posed risks
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Yemen's Houthi militants, two people…
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth could have endangered American troops by sharing confidential information in a Signal group chat. Sources who have reviewed a classified investigation report by the Pentagon's independent oversight body have told US media outlets this. According to the sources, the Inspector General's report states that Hegseth was authorized to release information. Whether he did so improperly has not been determined. Hegset…
By posting information about an attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen on the Signal app in March, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, US troops, and mission objectives.
In a signal chat, U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth discussed secret details of an attack in Yemen in March. The Pentagon has now investigated the incident and severely burdened Hegseth. He may have endangered soldiers.
An independent body of the Pentagon believes that the Defense Minister Pete Hegseth put American troops at risk using the Signal app to evoke strikes in Yemen, a accusation that his entourage contests by ensuring that no classified information has been disclosed. ...
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