Pentagon's Signalgate report finds Pete Hegseth violated military policies

"The results of Steven Stebbins' eight-month-long investigation found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not comply with DoD policies by "using a nonapproved commercially available messaging application to send nonpublic DoD information." It also said that he risked potential compromise of "sensitive DoD information" as a result, but only recommended a review of classification procedures, and said that another report recommended "corrective actions" that, if implemented and adhered to, would comply with the department's requirements."

"The 84-page report, available in full here, shows that Hegseth himself responded to the investigation with a statement in July that said he'd shared "nonspecific general details" about the strike, and declined interview requests. The investigation also had to rely on reporting from the journalist added to the chat, The Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg, as its auto-delete function only made it possible for them to retrieve some of the discussions."

An eight-month inspector general investigation found Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a nonapproved commercial messaging app to transmit nonpublic Department of Defense information and thereby risked potential exposure of sensitive DoD information. The report recommended a review of classification procedures and cited another report that recommended corrective actions which, if implemented and followed, would meet department requirements. Investigators obtained only a partial copy of messages from the Secretary's personal phone because Signal chat auto-delete erased content, and therefore relied in part on a transcript posted publicly by the journalist who had been inadvertently added to the chat. Hegseth stated he shared nonspecific general details and declined interview requests.

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