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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachel Clun

Inspector General expands probe in Hegseth military Signal chats, report says

The Pentagon’s inspector general has expanded an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sharing of military plans to include a second Signal chat group, according to reports.

Acting Inspector General Stephen Stebbins announced at the start of April that he was investigating Hegseth’s use of the “unclassified” messaging app to detail U.S. airstrikes against the Houthi group in Yemen. That group included other senior White House and Trump administration officials, but it also included a senior journalist by mistake.

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