AP reported a second Hegseth Signal chat included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer
Reporting and findings
- reported
The Associated Press and ABC News reported that Trump defense secretary Pete Hegseth took Yemen-strike information from a secure U.S. Central Command channel and posted sensitive details in a second Signal group created on his personal phone; the group included his wife, who did not work for the Defense Department, his brother, a Homeland Security adviser detailed to the Pentagon, and his personal lawyer, a Navy reservist assigned to Hegseth's office. AP attributed its confirmation to a person familiar with the chat and reported Hegseth's response that nobody was texting war plans.
- Associated Press: Hegseth pulled airstrike info from secure military channel for Signal postsReport on secure-channel origin, second-chat participants, source limitation, and Hegseth response
- ABC News: 2nd Signal chat reveals Hegseth messaging about Yemen strikes with family members: SourcesSecond-chat contents, personal-phone origin, participant employment relationships, Pentagon response, and staff fallout
Summary and current status
AP attributed confirmation to a person familiar with the chat, traced the information to a secure channel, and reported Hegseth's denial that he texted war plans.
Reported; Hegseth disputed the characterization
People and organizations
- Pete HegsethDefense secretary named in second Signal-chat report
- Donald J. TrumpDonald Trump root
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. TrumpTrump defense secretary in reported second Signal chatPete Hegseth