Waltz and at least one senior aide used the commercial email service to discuss sensitive government matters, The Washington Post reported.

Senior members of the Trump administration’s National Security Council — including its top national security adviser, Michael Waltz — used Gmail to conduct government business, The Washington Post reported, citing documents and three unnamed government officials.

Mr Waltz had his schedule and other work documents sent to his account, the Washington Post reported. Read more at straitstimes.com.

U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz received emails via his personal email account but has never used that account to send classified material, the White House said after The Washington Post reported Waltz and other National Security Council members used Gmail for government work.

Trump’s National Security Adviser was using Gmail for sensitive discussions—which is far less secure than Signal.

That response—which comes from an individual who is supposed to be the pinnacle of American expertise on national security matters—completely misunderstands how cell phones wo