By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/white-house-says-case-closed-on-signal-chat-despite-calls-for-investigations Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter White House says case ‘closed’ on Signal chat despite calls for investigations Politics Mar 31, 2025 5:07 PM EDT White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that national security adviser Mike Waltz continues to have President Donald Trump’s confidence and that it was done discussing the embarrassing matter of senior officials communicating about plans for an airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen on a commercial messaging app. WATCH: White House says Trump’s signing of ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will be first Rose Garden event “This case has been closed here at the White House as far as we are concerned,” Leavitt said. Waltz added a journalist to the sensitive group chat on the platform Signal, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth divulged operational details on the strike and Vice President JD Vance discussed his reservations about the operation. Leavitt said “there have been steps made to ensure that something like that can, obviously, not happen again,” but did not provide any clarity on what those steps were. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have called for an investigation into the sensitive conversation playing out on Signal. Find more of our coverage WATCH: The security vulnerabilities of using Signal to discuss military operations READ MORE: Judge says he will order Trump administration to preserve Signal chat about strikes in Yemen WATCH: Administration trying to avoid that Signal chat is massive security breach, Goldberg says WATCH: What we know — and don’t know — about the U.S. strikes in Yemen We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that national security adviser Mike Waltz continues to have President Donald Trump’s confidence and that it was done discussing the embarrassing matter of senior officials communicating about plans for an airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen on a commercial messaging app. WATCH: White House says Trump’s signing of ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will be first Rose Garden event “This case has been closed here at the White House as far as we are concerned,” Leavitt said. Waltz added a journalist to the sensitive group chat on the platform Signal, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth divulged operational details on the strike and Vice President JD Vance discussed his reservations about the operation. Leavitt said “there have been steps made to ensure that something like that can, obviously, not happen again,” but did not provide any clarity on what those steps were. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have called for an investigation into the sensitive conversation playing out on Signal. Find more of our coverage WATCH: The security vulnerabilities of using Signal to discuss military operations READ MORE: Judge says he will order Trump administration to preserve Signal chat about strikes in Yemen WATCH: Administration trying to avoid that Signal chat is massive security breach, Goldberg says WATCH: What we know — and don’t know — about the U.S. strikes in Yemen We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now