Trump Administration Signal Chat Incident Escalates with Calls for Accountability
Backlash grows over Signal chat revealing military plans, as FBI Director questioned amidst potential investigations into national security breaches.
The overall conclusions were something of a mixed bag.
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One thing is clear: you must already have someone's contact information to reach them on Signal, and so Waltz had Goldberg's phone number.
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The report found that, of the 22 government agencies that responded to a survey on encrypted app use, 16 permitted its use by staff for work purposes.
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The German news site’s discovery comes as legislators call on Hegseth and Waltz to resign over mistakenly adding The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal chat where U.S. strikes on the Houthis in Yemen were chronicled.
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Lawmakers have raised questions about the Signal app after The Atlantic’s Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported that he was inadvertently added to a text conversation among high-level Trump administration officials, in which they discussed U.S. plans to strike targets in Yemen.
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The leak of the Signal group chat about the US’s March 15 attack in Yemen occurred because Waltz inadvertently added Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg into the chat named “Houthi PC Small Group,” as shown in a screenshot published by the outlet.
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The incident is also incredibly embarrassing and damaging to the administration’s relationship with foreign allies.
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The use of what has been called an unsecured chat on the messaging app Signal, likely on private, not government phones, while various members of the 18-person group were traveling overseas, including in Moscow, constitutes extreme violations of accepted national security practices, experts say.
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But things are trending away from transparency.
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Summary
A Signal group chat among Trump administration officials sharing military plans for Yemen has led to intense criticism from former intelligence officials and prompted recent hearings with FBI Director Kash Patel, who was not involved but faced questions about a possible investigation. Meanwhile, it was revealed that sensitive information was inadvertently shared, raising concerns over national security and compliance with record-keeping laws. The Justice Department has the power to investigate mishandling of national defense information, but officials claim the details discussed were not classified, despite implications of serious protocol violations. Trump and his team have dismissed the severity of the breach.
Perspectives
The scandal involving the Signal group chat highlights a growing trend of government officials using encrypted messaging apps to avoid public scrutiny and compliance with transparency laws, raising serious concerns about record-keeping practices.
With the FBI under pressure to investigate the mishandling of sensitive information shared via Signal, lawmakers are scrutinizing whether officials violated federal laws governing government communication and records retention.
Experts argue that the incident reflects a broader issue of accountability for national security officials, as the differing treatment of individuals in similar past cases raises concerns about potential double standards.
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