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Hegseth pulled airstrike info from secure military channel for Signal posts

This authoritative-secondary source from Associated Press supports 1 claim across 1 ledger entry.

Publisher
Associated Press
Published
2025-04-22
Accessed
2026-09-03
Source quality
authoritative-secondary

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    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.

    Report on secure-channel origin, second-chat participants, source limitation, and Hegseth response

    AP reported a second Hegseth Signal chat included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer · Reported; Hegseth disputed the characterization · reviewed 2026-09-03