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Signalgate: Pete Hegseth’s problematic passion for groupchats

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth , Vice President J.D. Vance , Secretary of State Marco Rubio , and director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard used Signal to discuss a military strike in Yemen .

The Atlantic ’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg , was mistakenly added to a group chat involving top military officials planning an airstrike on Houthi targets.

The White House has insisted that “no classified material was shared” in the group chat.

The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently included in a group message on Signal where Trump admin officials discussed details of an upcoming military strike.

The NSA warned in February that Signal isn’t approved for “nonpublic unclassified” information.

Watchdog organization American Oversight has filed a lawsuit against several of the officials in the chat.

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formal

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English

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63

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short-lived

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