"Well, that IG report has been delivered to Capitol Hill. According to well-placed sources familiar with the Inspector General report on SignalGate,' the Pentagon Acting Inspector General, after a month-long investigation, concluded Secretary Pete Hegseth, quote, created risk to operational security.' Griffin added: And his actions sharing operational details before the strike was complete on the commercially available app Signal, quote, could have resulted in failed U.S. mission objectives and potential harm to U.S. pilots."
"Back in March, Hegseth was asked why he had shared plans about a forthcoming attack on Yemen on the Signal messaging app. Nobody was texting war plans, and that's all I have to say about that. What was shared over Signal then and now, however you characterize it, was informal, unclassified coordinations for media coordination and other things. That's what I've said from the beginning, Hegseth said in the clip, appearing to contradict the IG's findings."
"We've reached out to the Pentagon for comment. We expect an unclassified version of the report to be released on Thursday. The incident in question occurred back in March. Secretary Hegseth shared details, including highly sensitive attack plans, air platforms to be used, and flight times for the strikes and when they would occur. The Signal chain included then-National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, members of the Hegseth family, including his wife, and Atlantic reporter Jeffrey Goldberg."
The Pentagon Acting Inspector General concluded after a month-long investigation that Secretary Pete Hegseth created risk to operational security by sharing operational details on the commercially available app Signal. Shared details included highly sensitive attack plans, air platforms to be used, and flight times for strikes. The Signal chain included then-National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, members of the Hegseth family, and Atlantic reporter Jeffrey Goldberg. The IG found the actions could have resulted in failed U.S. mission objectives and potential harm to U.S. pilots. Hegseth characterized the exchanges as informal, unclassified media coordinations. An unclassified version of the report is expected to be released on Thursday.
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