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[And on Sunday it was revealed that the #Signal chat “Houthi PC small group chat” was not the only Signal group chat that divulged #military operational details prior to the attacks. #Hegseth set up another group chat that included his wife & brother called the “Defense | Team Huddle” chat where he shared the same info as in the “Houthi PC small group chat”.]

US Secretary of #Defense Pete #Hegseth has shared plans for a military strike on Yemen not only with US officials and a journalist via #Signal, but also with his family and lawyer. In any country based on justice and integrity, we cannot imagine such a person not resigning or getting his resignation. #Signalgate

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en.wikipedia.orgUnited States government group chat leak - Wikipedia

“Before the US launched military strikes on #Yemen in March, Pete #Hegseth, the defense secretary, sent detailed information about the planned attacks to a private #Signal group chat that he created himself, which included his wife, his brother and about a dozen other people”

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a

The Guardian · Pete Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat – reportBy Robert Mackey

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat

> [..] the information Mr. Hegseth shared on the Signal chat included the flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornets targeting the Houthis in #Yemen — essentially the same attack plans that he shared on a separate Signal chat the same day that mistakenly included the editor of The Atlantic. nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/poli #MAGA #signal

#Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second #Signal chat that included his wife and brother [and his lawyer!]

By Natasha Bertrand, Jake Tapper, Haley Britzky and Zachary Cohen, CNN
Sun April 20, 2025

Excerpt: "Similar to the first Signal chat, which was revealed publicly by The Atlantic after its editor was mistakenly included by national security adviser Mike Waltz, the military plans Hegseth shared in the second chat were about strikes against the Houthis, the people said.

"Hegseth’s brother Phil, as well as his lawyer Tim Parlatore, both have jobs at the Department of Defense. But his wife, Jennifer, does not, despite Hegseth regularly including her during the beginning of his tenure in meetings with foreign leaders. It is not clear whether everyone in the second Signal chat has a security clearance."

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cnn.com/2025/04/20/politics/he

CNN · Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brotherBy Natasha Bertrand

#PeteHegseth’s aides warned him not to discuss sensitive operational details in his #Signal group chat and encouraged him to move work-related matters in the ‘Defense | Team Huddle’ chat to his government phone. But Hegseth never made the transition.” nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/poli

The information that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared on the second Signal chat included the flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornets targeting the Houthis in Yemen, according to some of the people familiar with the chat.
The New York Times · Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal ChatBy Greg Jaffe
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The dismissals & turmoil around the inspector general’s investigation have raised tensions & prompted talk of more resignations, according to current & former #defense officials.

Among those considering leaving are Mr. Kasper, #Hegseth’s chief of staff, who helped lead the leak investigation that resulted in his colleagues’ dismissal but has not been implicated in wrongdoing, according to senior defense officials.

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Stebbins started the review in response to a #bipartisan request from Sen Roger Wicker of MS, the #Republican chair of the #ArmedServices Cmte, & the committee’s ranking #Democrat, Sen Jack Reed of RI.

Beyond the controversy of the #Signal chat, #Hegseth’s office has been shaken by the sudden firings of Caldwell, Selnick & Colin Carroll, all top advisers to the #defense secy. They were escorted from the #Pentagon last week after being accused of leaking sensitive info.