U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen’s Houthis in a Signal group chat that included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer, The New York Times reports.
His brother and lawyer both work at the Pentagon, but his wife does not—though she reportedly often joins meetings with foreign leaders. It’s unclear if all chat participants had security clearance.
The Pentagon denies Hegseth shared classified material.
This is the second such case. Last month, it was revealed that Hegseth had discussed sensitive military operations in another Signal chat—one that mistakenly included The Atlantic's editor-in-chief. That incident is now under investigation.
His brother and lawyer both work at the Pentagon, but his wife does not—though she reportedly often joins meetings with foreign leaders. It’s unclear if all chat participants had security clearance.
The Pentagon denies Hegseth shared classified material.
This is the second such case. Last month, it was revealed that Hegseth had discussed sensitive military operations in another Signal chat—one that mistakenly included The Atlantic's editor-in-chief. That incident is now under investigation.
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00:00U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Houthis in a Signal
00:07Group chat that included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer, according to the New York Times.
00:14Hegseth's brother and lawyer both work at the Defense Department, but his wife does not.
00:18However, she often joins meetings with foreign leaders. It's unclear if all chat participants
00:23had security clearance. The Pentagon has denied Hegseth shared classified material.
00:28This is the second time Hegseth has been linked to a group chat about sensitive military operations.
00:34Just last month, it emerged he shared strike details in a separate Signal Group with top officials.
00:39The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic was mistakenly added to that chain.
00:44That chat is now the subject of an investigation by the Defense Department's Inspector General.