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... inspector general’s office didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Besides finding out whether anyone was asked to delete Signal messages, the inspector general also is asking some past and current staffers who were with Hegseth on the day of the strikes who posted the information and ...
... he was receiving classified information. That raises the possibility that sensitive information could have been put at risk of potential hacking or surveillance. The Pentagon inspector general is investigating Hegseth’s use of Signal, and he has faced criticism from Democrats and even some Republicans. It has added to the ...
... has all happened very quickly, it will be handed over to DOJ, and those people will be prosecuted if necessary. Amna Nawaz: The Pentagon's inspector general is investigating the secretary and staff's use of the Signal app. Today, the White House again defended Hegseth as he faces mounting ...
... chat included President Donald Trump's top national security officials. It accidentally included the editor of The Atlantic and has caused an investigation by the inspector general in the Defense Department. What Hegseth has said about the second chat Hegseth has not directly acknowledged that he set up the second ...
... have put pilots in danger. Hegseth's use of Signal and the sharing of such plans are under investigation by the Defense Department's acting inspector general. It came at the request of the leadership of the Senate Armed Services Committee — Republican Chairman Roger Wicker of Mississippi and ranking Democratic ...
... those recommendations, like I do with everybody. I listen to everybody. And then I make a decision. Amna Nawaz: Also tonight, the Pentagon's acting inspector general says he will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app. He will look to determine whether Hegseth and ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen. The review will also look at other defense officials' use of the publicly ...
... is one of the most ardent defense hawks in Congress and has said the committee will request a classified hearing to follow up on the inspector general's report, as well as for the administration to verify the contents of the Signal chat. The contents, which were published by The ...
... Armed Services Committee, said he and Sen. Jack Reed, the committee’s top Democrat, will send a letter to the Trump administration requesting an expedited inspector general investigation into the use of Signal. They are also calling for a classified briefing with a top administration official “who actually has the ...
... chat? John Ratcliffe: No. Nick Schifrin: But, this afternoon, Senate Armed Services Chairman Republican Roger Wicker said he was asking the administration to open an inspector general investigation. And he said -- quote -- "The information as published recently appears to me to be of such a sensitive nature that, based on ...
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