Defense Secretary Hegseth shared sensitive military attack plans via Signal. Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg accidentally added to Signal chat. Shared real-time Yemen strike details: aircraft types, launch times, targets. Messages included: “THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP'. Also shared classified info with wife, brother, personal lawyer. Pentagon IG: ”Risked compromising sensitive military information,“ 'could have endangered U.S. troops.” Hegseth refused IG interview.
Administration called damning IG report a, “TOTAL exoneration.”