(Defense News) Senior national security officials coordinated airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen earlier this month using an unsecure group chat which accidentally included the top editor of The Atlantic, a move that appears to have broken a host of federal laws and protocols. Read More ----oooo00O00oooo---- |
The accidental addition of a journalist to a Signal messaging chat in which US national security officials planned a military strike on Yemen "represents a stunning failure of operational security by the Trump administration", writes North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher, noting that the use of the app could violate the Espionage Act. Editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, received an invitation to the chat on the Signal app from an account labelled White House National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. The messages also revealed divisions in the top team, with Vice President JD Vance disagreeing with the president, and attacks on European leaders and their "pathetic" actions. ----oooo00O00oooo---- |
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Trump Officials Texted War Plans to a Group Chat in a Secure App That Included a JournalistTop national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in a story posted online March 24. The National Security Council said the text chain “appears to be authentic.” |
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Hegseth Disputes He Texted War PlansDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied he mishandled classified information and insisted “nobody was texting war plans” in a Signal chat between top Trump administration officials made public March 24 by a journalist who was mistakenly added to the discussion. |
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