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‘Signalgate’ Could Still Get Much Worse for Pete Hegseth

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05.05.2025

President Donald Trump‘s decision to move Mike Waltz from his position as National Security Advisor to a plum gig as U.N. Ambassador may seek to bring an end to some elements of the ongoing ‘Signalgate’ controversy. But at the Department of Defense, the episode could still cause major headaches—if not heads to roll entirely.

In short, the Defense Department’s acting Inspector General Steve Stebbins, a career civil servant, has announced that his office will conduct an evaluation into the use of a messaging app (presumably Signal) by DOD personnel, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth—the review appears to include the messages in which sensitive information regarding upcoming strikes against Houthi rebels were shared with a journalist, as well as

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