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Earlier this year, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth faced criticism for discussing strikes on the Houthis in a Signal chat. Now, an inspector general report found that this decision endangered the U.S. military.
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From Fox News:
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth “created risks to operational security” by sharing sensitive details about Houthi strikes over Signal, a new Pentagon inspector general report determined, according to sources familiar with the report.
His actions “could have resulted in failed US mission objectives and potential harm to US pilots,” one source familiar with the report said.
Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell said of the report: “This Inspector General review is a TOTAL exoneration of Secretary Hegseth and proves what we knew all along – no classified information was shared. This matter is resolved and the case is closed.”
The scandal of the Signal chat, called Signalgate at the time, first broke in March when an Atlantic journalist was mistakenly added to the chat in question. In April, the IG launched a probe into the scandal, intended to examine whether Secretary Hegseth improperly discussed operational plans. The IG also promised to review compliance with classification requirements.
The Trump administration has maintained that no classified info was shared in the Signal chat. The IG report didn’t find that classified information was shared, but it did find that Secretary Hegseth’s behavior endangered members of the military.
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(Excerpt from Fox News. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Pete Hegseth, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=177116549)
