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Pentagon watchdog launches probe into Defense Secretary Hegseth's Signal leak

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The Atlantic reported details for the March 15 attack on Houthi militants in Yemen had been discussed by senior officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth , on the encrypted app Signal .

The Atlantic 's Mike Waltz , President Donald Trump ’s national security advisor, included the editor in the chat on the app.

The investigation will be conducted in Washington and Tampa , at U.S. Central Command headquarters.

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