U.S. intel leaders are grilled again about the leaked Signal chat as more details emerge

The use of civilian software to discuss sensitive military and government matters came to light after a journalist from The Atlantic magazine said he was mistakenly added to a group chat on Signal.

Mar 26, 2025 - 19:47
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U.S. intel leaders are grilled again about the leaked Signal chat as more details emerge
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., (right) joined by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, points to a chart displaying a text message by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a group chat that revealed U.S. military plans in Yemen to a journalist, at a House Intelligence Committee hearing Wednesday in Washington.

The use of civilian software to discuss sensitive military and government matters came to light after a journalist from The Atlantic magazine said he was mistakenly added to a group chat on Signal.

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