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The inspector general inquiry will also look at whether rules about records retention were followed.
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The Defense Department Inspector General’s Office has launched an “evaluation” of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app following news reports that Hegseth shared operation...
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The review will also look at other defense officials' use of the publicly available encrypted app, which is not able to handle classified material and is not part of the Defense Department’s secure co...

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Pentagon Watchdog Launches Probe of Signal Chat Leak
The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General says it plans to ‘review compliance with classification and records retention requirements.’
Pentagon inspector general to investigate Pete Hegseth's role in Signal chat leak
The Pentagon’s internal watchdog notified the defense secretary of a probe into whether he shared classified information last month in a Signal group chat that included a journalist.
Pentagon watchdog launches probe into Defense Secretary Hegseth's Signal leak
The senior Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services committee requested the probe after Hegseth disclosed sensitive on Signal.
DoD inquiry to look into Hegseth’s use of Signal to share Yemen strike plans
Hegseth and other top administration officials have said that no classified information was shared in a Signal messaging app chat group.
Pentagon watchdog opens investigation into use of Signal for Yemen attack plans
Defence chief Pete Hegseth and others coordinated March 15 US military strikes in messaging app conversation that included journalist.
Pentagon watchdog launches probe of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over use of Signal app
The use of the Signal messaging app by top Trump officials came to light after The Atlantic’s editor was added to a group chat about planned Houthi strikes.
Pentagon’s Watchdog to Review Hegseth’s Use of Signal App to Convey Plans for Houthi Strike
The Pentagon’s acting inspector general has announced that he will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militant
Pentagon watchdog launches probe of Hegseth Signal messages
The acting Inspector General of the Defense Department will review Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal in a group chat with other key national security officials to discuss military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen last month,
Watchdog to investigate Hegseth’s sharing of airstrike info on Signal
The Defense Inspector General's Office will look into whether the defense secretary improperly shared sensitive information on the commercial app.
What to Know About the Fallout From the Signal Group Chat Leak
The White House continued to downplay the seriousness of the incident, parsing semantics and attacking the journalist who was inadvertently added to the chat.
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The White House considers the Signal chat leak case "closed," press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the media Monday.
Trump suggests Signal ‘could be defective’ while blaming chat leak on ‘witch hunt’: ‘The press up-plays it’
President Trump suggested Wednesday that the encrypted Signal messaging platform his top national security brass used to plan out a mid-March strike against the Houthis may be
Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots
Men and women who have taken to the air on behalf of the United States expressed bewilderment after the leak of attack plans. “You’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
Republican lawmaker confronted over Signal chat leak, responds sharply
Tenn., had a harsh response to a man asking him about his trust in the Trump team after the Signal chat leak. The congressman's reply seemed to stop the man in his tracks.
White House declares 'case closed' on Signal group chat leak
The White House said Monday it has concluded its review into how a journalist was added to a Signal message group chat, as high-ranking officials discussed military strikes in Yemen, calling the case "closed.
House Dems hint at perjury rap for intel chiefs over Signal chat leak: ‘A lie to the country’
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe were accused of not being truthful in their Tuesday testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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How the Trump administration has downplayed the Signal chat scandal
As the day began, the Trump team rallied around a new message: The Signal chat, they said, had contained no classified information. By midday, the White House took the strategy a step farther ...
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