Pete Hegseth did share classified information with wife and brother despite White House's claims, report says

Source: The Independent

Pete Hegseth did share classified information with wife and brother despite White House’s claims, report says

Defense secretary accuses media of trying ‘to slash and burn people and ruin their reputations’

Gustaf Kilander
in Washington D.C.
Tuesday 22 April 2025 23:21 BST

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did use his personal phone to send sensitive information to two group chats on the messaging app Signal, three officials have told NBC News.

Hegseth, the Pentagon, and the White House have pushed back hard against the allegations, with Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell telling the network that “No classified material was ever shared via Signal.”

The allegations are “an attempt to sabotage President Trump and Secretary Hegseth,” he added.

Last month, just minutes before the U.S. conducted strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, the leader of U.S. Central Command, used a secure government system to send details about the mission to Hegseth, NBC News reported. The information included when fighter jets would depart and when they would strike their targets. The inadvertent release of such information could endanger the pilots.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-signal-chat-wife-brother-yemen-b2737594.html

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