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National Security Advisor Michael Waltz Faces Scrutiny Over Use of Personal Gmail for Government Communications

NSC spokesperson clarifies that NSA Waltz has never sent classified emails via personal Gmail amidst allegations of sensitive communications.

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  1. NSC confirms Mike Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communication

    The piece comes a week after Waltz took responsibility for one of his staffers accidentally adding The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a sensitive Signal chat with other officials, including Vice President JD Vance.

    NSC confirms Mike Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communication

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  2. 'Too easy to hack': Senior Trump official blasted after 'another insecure messaging scandal'

    But critics called this latest news even worse than the Signal controversy because Gmail is considerably less fit for official government business than Signal, primarily because Signal at least self-deletes exchanges.

    'Too easy to hack': Senior Trump official blasted after 'another insecure messaging scandal'

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Updated: Apr 2nd, 2025, 12:06 AM ET

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The National Security Council defended NSA Michael Waltz, stating he only received emails on his personal Gmail and has never sent classified material through unsecured channels. This follows a Washington Post report alleging that one of Waltz's senior aides conducted sensitive government discussions over personal Gmail accounts. Critics of the administration have drawn comparisons to past controversies involving former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's email practices, expressing concern over the security implications of conducting official business via commercial email.

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