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Hegseth and other senior administration officials have repeatedly denied that he shared classified info in the group chat.
From NBC News
President Donald Trump's administration is facing a scandal over the accidental leak of a group chat by senior security officials on the strikes, which targeted Yemen's Huthi rebels.
From Wyoming News
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Here's what we know about whether officials shared classified intel in leaked group chat that included the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.
adding that he had withheld sensitive details that he presumed to be highly classified. That information was discussed before the attack on the Houthis. Goldberg said in a statement: “The information I received on this Signal chat included the full name ...
Signal’s convenience and the lack of clear agency guidelines makes the commercial app a popular choice for government officials. But transmitting sensitive information is still prohibited.
Top Trump officials are facing a firestorm after using the commercially available app Signal to discuss a U.S. military attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
An article in The Atlantic said the chat included “operational details of forthcoming strikes on Yemen, including information about targets, weapons the U.S. would be deploying, and attack sequencing.
“These additional Signal chat messages confirm there were no classified materials or war ... Cedric Leighton said the details have “all the elements of a war plan, and what that means is ...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said there is “no question” that the information shared on the Signal group chat with high-level defense officials was
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) clashed with Trump administration intelligence officials as they asserted that information on U.S. war plans for Yemen did not include intelligence information. Director
Mistake.” “Glitch.” “Entirely permissible.” “Hoax.” See the varied and shifting responses President Donald Trump and his allies have put forth.