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Austin American-Statesman |
"Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.
USA Today |
It is possibly a violation of the Espionage Act to use unauthorized means of communication.
Newsweek |
Amid the immediate fallout from the Signal chat leak, Hegseth has faced calls for resignation.

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Hegseth says leaked group text didn’t have ‘war plans.’ But screenshots show details
Military experts said that Hegseth's Signal texts included sensitive operational details about military action, which is akin to a plan.
5 things about the Signal messaging app used to leak war plans in a group text
The app has no ads, does not track users' data, and does not store any metadata such as timestamps, internet addresses or group names so it can't give them up if asked. It is considered one of the most secure systems in the world. A company called Whisper Systems created two encrypted apps, RedPhone for voice calls and TextSecure for texting.
Trump Officials Texted War Plans on Signal App
“Why were those details shared on Signal?” “Nobody was texting war plans.” “I know nothing about it. You’re saying that they had, what?” “They were using Signal to coordinate on sensitive materials.” “I don’t know anything about it. You’re telling me about it for the first time. Anybody else?”
US security isn't a joke. With Signal blunder, Trump's team acts like it is. | Letters
Amateurs in power just compromised national security. Trump administration officials should be investigated for Signal chat security breach.
US Senators Confirm Call for Formal Probe of War Plan Signal Chat
The leaders of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee confirmed on Thursday that they have asked the Defense Department for an inquiry into Trump administration officials' discussion of sensitive attack plans on the Signal messaging app,
Leak Scandal Can Be GOP Lemonade
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Included Wife in Sensitive Meetings: Report
In a report by the Wall Street Journal, Hegseth is accused of bringing his wife to two meetings involving foreign officials.
Judge Moves to Prevent Hegseth, Waltz and Others From Deleting Houthi Texts
Judge James E. Boasberg said top officials, including the defense secretary, the national security adviser and the secretary of state, must preserve the messages they exchanged.
Pete Hegseth Got a New Tattoo in Arabic. Here's What It Means
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ignited controversy after revealing a previously unnoticed tattoo on his right forearm that reads "كافر" (kafir) in Arabic—a word that translates to "infidel" or "nonbeliever.
Pete Hegseth Has Social Media Outburst Over War Plans Text Scandal
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth went scorched Earth on social media Wednesday after The Atlanticpublished war plans recently shared by Trump officials in a Signal group chat. In the chat, officials discussed highly sensitive matters of national security about the then-upcoming strikes in Yemen,
Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist
Leavitt is one of three Trump administration officials who face a lawsuit from The Associated Press on First and Fifth Amendment grounds. The AP says the three are punishing the news agency for editorial decisions they oppose. The White House says the AP is not following an executive order to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
Hegseth repeats group chat denial: ‘Nobody’s texting war plans’
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth again on Tuesday dodged questions about whether the information he put in a Signal group chat was classified.
Hegseth on Signal chat: 'Nobody is texting war plans'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to reporters about The Atlantic's release of messages from a Signal chat about military strikes in Yemen that inadvertently included a journalist. Hegseth said the messages had "no classified information" and disputed how the communications were being characterized.
Pete Hegseth claims ‘nobody was texting war plans’ in first comments since Yemen strike group text scandal
“Nobody was texting war plans and that’s all I have to say about that,” Hegseth told reporters in Hawaii when asked about a report in The Atlantic revealing a stunning breach of national security involving high-level Trump administration officials.
What to know about Signal, the app used by Trump officials to text war plans
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials allegedly used Signal for a group chat to discuss a highly sensitive operation.
Who is Pete Hegseth? What to know about Defense Secretary amid text leak of war plans
The Atlantic's editor Jeffrey Goldberg was included in a group chat about U.S. plans to conduct airstrikes on Yemen. Who is DoD Sec. Pete Hegseth?
Hegseth denies war plans shared in group text
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke for the first time since the story broke that a national security team accidentally included a magazine editor in a group text where they discussed plans to launch airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen.
Trump administration’s text snafu reveals war plans to journalist
Jeffrey Goldberg initially thought he may have been the target of a disinformation campaign. Instead, the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic was included in a group text purportedly used by Trump cabinet and administration officials that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth detailing U.S. airstrikes in Yemen earlier this month.
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