"US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put American troops and mission at risk when he used the Signal mesaging app on his personal device to discuss planned strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen, a report by the Pentagon's watchdog has found. That's according to US media, including CNN and ABC, and news agencies. They cite sources familiar with the results of the investigation by the Pentagon's inspector general, which hasn't yet been publicly released."
"Hegseth didn't violate rules on classification, the report found according to the sources, because as the head of the Pentagon, he has the authority to declassify information. But the information shouldn't have been discussed on the commercial app, the report said. That's because the information was so sensitive that it could have endangered the lives of American troops and the mission itself if it was intercepted."
Pete Hegseth used the Signal messaging app on his personal device to discuss planned strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen. Investigators concluded that using a commercial messaging app for such sensitive operational details could have endangered American troops and the mission if intercepted. Hegseth had authority to declassify information as Pentagon head, so investigators did not find classification violations. He declined an interview with the inspector general, provided written answers, and supplied only a small number of Signal messages for review. Investigators relied on screenshots published by The Atlantic after its editor-in-chief was accidentally added to the Signal chat. A classified inspector general review was delivered to Congress and a partially redacted version is expected to be released publicly.
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