Hegseth: ‘Unclassified Coordinations’ Shared in Chat

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that “informal, unclassified coordinations” were shared in an online chat and he added that an internal probe into leakers at the Pentagon continues.

The New York Times reported Sunday that Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer.

That report followed news late last month that The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief was accidentally included in a March 13 group chat with top Trump administration officials, including Hegseth and White House national security adviser Mike Waltz, who were discussing plans for military action in Yemen.

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