The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, shared details of the impending air attacks on Yemen with a private signal group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to family sources with the messages.
The messages, sent on March 15, included flight schedules for Hornets F/A-18 in charge of setting houti goals, according to sources. Messages were sent the same day as Hegseth shared similar operational details in a separate Signal chat that inadvertently Included the head of the Atlantic Chief Jeffrey Goldbergcause widespread concern On how senior officials manage sensitive military information.
Among the recipients of private messages was Hegseth’s wife, Jennifer, a former Fox News producer who plays no official role in the Department of Defense. He had earlier criticism after the Wall Street Journal reported that he joined the Secretary of Defense in Official Foreign Travel and attended high -level meetings with international leaders.
Hegseth’s brother, Phil Hegseth, and the personal lawyer of the Secretary of Defense, Tim Parlatore, were also included in the chat. Although they both occupy positions on the Pentagon, it was unclear why in this case it would require an early knowledge of strike plans.
The New York Times first reported New York Times.
By answering the questions of journalists on Monday, Hegseth said he had talked to President Trump and that “we will continue to fight, on the same page.”
Hegseth accused the media of taking “anonymous sources of ancient employees, and then trying to reduce and burn people and ruin their reputation.”
In a statement on social media, the Department of Defense, Sean Parnell, wrote on Sunday: “There was no information classified into any signal chat, how they try to write the story. What is certain is that the Office of the Secretary of Defense continues to make it stronger and more efficient in the execution of President Trump’s agenda.”
Parnell accused the media of “enthusiastically by taking the grievances of former employees dissatisfied as the only sources of his article. They were only based on the words of people who were Shot this week And it seems to have a reason to sabotage the president’s secretary and agenda. “
Sunday night, a post on @thedemocrats Ax account Hegseth said “he has to go.“He answered on Sunday afternoon with A post in x saying the Democrats“Your agenda is illegal, Trans & Dei, which are no longer allowed at @ dod.”
Signal is an encrypted service that is mainly used for text messaging, but it can also be used for voice and video calls. The messages can be defined to disappear after a period of time and the signal says that it does not collect or store any sensitive information of its users.
While his encryption makes a third party much harder to see messages or listen to calls than a standard text messaging service is not completely safe
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