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The Pentagon’s inspector general will investigate whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the encrypted commercial app Signal to discuss classified information about a military strike in Yemen.
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The lawmakers have voiced concern about whether Hegseth and other top national security officials shared classified information on a commercially available encrypted messaging app as they discussed a...

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Pentagon watchdog probing Hegseth's Signal app use
The probe will examine whether the defence secretary complied with policy when he used the commercial messaging app.
Pentagon watchdog to investigate encrypted Signal chat
The Pentagon’s inspector general will investigate whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the encrypted commercial app Signal to discuss classified information about a military strike in Yemen. Hegseth and other administration officials have denied any classified information was mentioned.
Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
The Pentagon’s acting inspector general has announced that he will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.
A Pentagon inspector general announces investigation into Hegseth's use of Signal
The announcement comes after lawmakers voiced concern about whether top national security officials discussed classified information on Signal about a military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Pentagon watchdog to probe defense chief over Signal chat row: memo
The Pentagon inspector general's office will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, a memo released Thursday said.
Pentagon watchdog launches probe into Signal chat
The Pentagon's inspector general launched a probe into the Trump administration's use of Signal to discuss a planned strike on the Houthis in Yemen.
Attorney General Pam Bondi downplays need for DOJ probe of Signal chat
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The team of President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Mike Waltz, set up at least 20 group chats on the commercial Signal app to coordinate official work on issues involving China, Gaza, Middle East policy,
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