The Department of Defense Inspector’s Office (OIG) said Thursday it would launch an investigation into the use of Defense Secretary Pete Hegses’ signal and discuss a strike plan against the Hooty Rebels.
OIG said the office is complying with requests from the Senate Armed Services Committee and is determining whether Hegseth has complied with DOD guidelines for using “commercial messaging applications for official business.” According to In OIG memo released on Thursday. Hegseth was an active member of the “Houthi PC Small Group” chat. This was leaked to the public after national security adviser Mike Waltz accidentally added Atlantic Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg to the group.
“We will also verify compliance with classification and recordkeeping requirements,” reads the memo. “As the evaluation progresses, we may modify our goals.” (Related: Atlantic publishes signal chat “War Plan” after the Trump administration denied their existence)
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses will speak on March 28, 2025 when he visited Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon, Metro Manila, Philippines. (Photo: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
Goldberg The first The story was broken on March 24th. This detailed how he was accidentally added to a signal chat by Waltz and included a screenshot of the text chain. Other Trump administration officials in Chat include Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
White House I said As “war planning” is not discussed in the text chain, Goldberg urged on March 26 to publish a follow-up article containing information on details of previous information. Authorities discussed plans to bomb the Houches, detailing the timeline, particularly regarding the strikes that Hexes will be taking place.
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with additional information.
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