I didn’t think it could be real. Goldberg wrote that the conversation in the signal group chat culminated in secretary of defense pete hegseth sharing highly sensitive and classified details about the pentagon's plan to carry out. President donald trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as “the only glitch in two months” of his administration.
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Politico reports that hegseth disputes the claims and downplays the significance of the leaked messages, saying “nobody was texting war plans.” security advisors and lawyers are raising concerns about the use of signal and potential other violations of the espionage act and federal records law when discussing sensitive military operations.
Key reactions to reports of a leaked group chat involving trump officials washington dc is still digesting a serious security breach at the heart of the trump administration
Who leaked the houthi war plans According to goldberg, national security advisor mike waltz added him to the group when a discussion involving sensitive information took place.