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Another Signal-gate headache for Hegseth
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Another Signal-gate headache for Hegseth
Messages relayed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over a Signal chat regarding the U.S. plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen came from an email labeled “SECRET/NOFORN,” according to the Pentagon’s independent watchdog.
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People familiar with the report told The Washington Post that the attack plans had initially been shared with more than a dozen defense officials via a classified email sent over a classified system by U.S. Central Command head Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla.
Hegseth then posted the details in the unclassified Signal group chat directly before Washington launched its attacks on March 15. He also shared the information in a separate chat that included his wife, brother and personal attorney.
The military labels material “SECRET” if unauthorized disclosure could potentially cause serious damage to national security, while “NOFORN” means the email was not meant for anyone who is a foreign national.
The findings from the Defense Department Inspector General’s office seems to contradict the Trump administration’s repeated, adamant claims that no classified information was shared in the Signal group chats, which were revealed after the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic was inadvertently added to one.
The department's inspector general's office began to look into the incident in April after Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Armed Services Committee requested it do so.
The revelation also offers a new headache for Hegseth, who has faced mounting criticism over the leaked Signal chats, his management style, as well his reported decision to © The Hill
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