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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Hegseth on defense after Signalgate inspector general report
The acting inspector general of the Department of Defense released his report on Signalgate and found that Defense Secretary Hegseth’s behavior endangered the safety of American pilots, and that he should not have been using a commercial messaging app, or his own phone, to share secret information about upcoming airstrikes. The panel discusses the findings and the response.
Oregon senator calls for Hegseth ‘to resign or be removed’ over Signalgate
An Oregon senator called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s resignation or removal Thursday after a Pentagon report concluded Hegseth put U.S. troops at risk by sharing plans about an impending military strike via a messaging app on his personal phone.
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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...
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