Summary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied allegations that he texted classified war plans to a Signal group chat that mistakenly included The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg.
The National Security Council confirmed the chat’s authenticity but called the inclusion of Goldberg an inadvertent mistake.
Lawmakers from both parties demanded investigations, with former CIA Director Leon Panetta warning of potential espionage violations.
Hegseth dismissed Goldberg as a “deceitful” journalist. Trump denied knowledge of the incident.
I see - thank you. If they delete the messages from their phone there would be no tracking of official government business, right? Also, Gabbard wouldn’t disclose if she used a personal phone for this Signal chat or not which is troublesome.
Correct, there’s no tracking if deleted from the phones which would be a violation.
I don’t know, but I imagine the mere fact that it could be deleted with no trace would be a violation of itself.