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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Is Jeffrey Goldberg legally allowed to release the Signal messages he received?

Editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, released excerpts of the conversation among national security officials on the messaging app Signal after he was accidentally added to the group chat — exercising a right to publish that has sparked controversy among Trump administration officials.

In a shocking article published Monday, Goldberg revealed that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has inadvertently added him to the group chat on Signal, an encrypted but commercially available app, along with top national security officials, to discuss a U.S. military operation against Houthi militants in Yemen.

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