Pentagon IG Finds Hegseth Shared Classified Yemen Op Info on Signal

The Pentagon's inspector general has concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared classified information about an impending U.S. military operation in Yemen on an unsecure messaging app, potentially endangering American troops, according to multiple officials familiar with the report. The findings, detailed in a review delivered to congressional committees on Tuesday, stem from an eight-month investigation into Hegseth's use of the Signal app in late March during strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

The report examines a group chat titled "Houthi PC small group," which included top Trump administration national security officials and, inadvertently, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic. Minutes before U.S. fighter jets launched the operation, Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, then head of U.S. Central Command, sent Hegseth detailed operational plans via a secure government system. These included takeoff times for the aircraft and precise moments when bombs would strike targets. Hegseth then forwarded much of that information to the Signal chat, as well as a separate one with family members and his personal attorney, officials with knowledge of the...