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Pentagon watchdog opens probe into use of Signal for Yemen attack plans
- The Pentagon's inspector general is investigating Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal app to discuss military operations against Houthi rebels in Yemen, including operational plans added by journalist Jeffrey Goldberg.
- Senators Roger Wicker and Jack Reed requested a full account of the incident, expressing concerns about the use of commercial apps for military discussions.
- Hegseth shared detailed information about warplane launches on Signal, which may have contained classified information, according to current and former military officials.
- President Donald Trump deemed the event a simple mistake, stating that he did not anticipate any firings resulting from the incident.
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Pentagon watchdog opens probe into use of Signal for Yemen attack plans - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s Inspector General’s office announced on Thursday it was opening a probe into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of an unclassified commercial texting application to coordinate on the highly sensitive March 15 launch of U.S. strikes on Yemen’s Houthis.
How To Deal With “Signalgate”—A Guide To The Perplexed - Armed Forces Press
Public Domain By Lani Kass, PhDSTARRS Board of Advisors Last week, The Atlantic published an explosive report claiming that its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was invited to a “Principals Committee (PC) Small Group” discussion on Signal, where Cabinet officials discussed plans to strike the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Sensitive details—including the iconic who, what, where, when, and how of military operations—were publicly disclosed. Although t…
Omaha World-Herald
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.
The U.S. Secretary of Defense shared details of the attacks on Yemen through that courier service.
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