US EditionWatchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal
Pentagon IG found Hegseth shared sensitive details on Signal risking operational security and troop safety; report set for public release after classified review.
- 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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Pentagon Inspector General Report Not 'Total Exoneration' for Hegseth
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed that he received “total exoneration” in an investigative report by the Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General regarding a Signal group chat about a military attack in Yemen. But the report contradicts that assessment, concluding that Hegseth’s messages “created a risk to operational security that could have resulted in failed U.S. mission objectives and potential harm to U.S. pilots.” The inspecto…
"Anything going on?": Vance returned to Hegseth's Signal group chat to joke about scandal
The Department of Defense‘s inspector general released a damning report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s use of app-based group chats to discuss sensitive information on Thursday, finding that Hegseth’s failure to follow protocol could have put US troops in harm’s way. The scandal around accidentally including an editor at the Atlantic in sensitive discussions of upcoming strikes in Yemen was an early black mark against Hegseth and the Trump …
Hegseth Sees 'Total Exoneration' in Signal Probe
The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal after investigating the matter for months. “We concluded that the Secretary sent sensitive, nonpublic, operational information that he determined did not require classification over the Signal chat on his personal cell phone,” the report says. “The Secretary is the head original classification authority in the DoD based on Executive O…
Hegseth Must Resign in Wake of Pentagon IG Report Finding His Signal Use Put Troops in Danger
Thursday, American Oversight released the following statement upon the release of a Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report, which found Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sharing of classified Yemen strike details over Signal this spring — in group chats that also included his spouse, brother, and a reporter — violated department regulations and put troops in danger. Chioma Chukwu, Executive Director of American Overs…
In an internal investigation of the Pentagon, US Defense Minister Hegseth is criticised for his handling of sensitive information prior to an attack on Yemen.
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