A classified report, conducted by the Inspector General, sent to Congress shows that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth endangered U.S. troops by sharing highly-sensitive information about military operations on a Signal group chat, reports The Independent:
Earlier this year Hegseth sent multiple messages about airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen to a group chat on the private messaging app which included other senior members of the administration including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. It also included Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, who was added accidentally by a National Security Advisor.
…In its report the Inspector General noted that there was no documentation that proved Hegseth had declassified the information before sharing it on the chat, according to CNN. The Defense Secretary declined to be interviewed for the report and submitted his version of events in writing instead.
The Independent has contacted the Pentagon for comment on the report.
Meanwhile, Hegseth is trying to pin the decision on the Sept.2 attack to “kill everyone” on Admiral Mitch Bradley, notes CNN.
Pinning the blame on Admiral Bradley – when Hegseth gave the order to kill everyone – is a gross abdication of leadership. He's not qualified to serve as Secretary of Defense. pic.twitter.com/ImE34FcXPs
— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 2, 2025
(Sources: The Independent, CNN)