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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Gustaf Kilander

Pete Hegseth did share classified information with wife and brother despite White House’s claims, report says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did use his personal phone to send sensitive information to two group chats on the messaging app Signal, three officials have told NBC News.

Hegseth, the Pentagon, and the White House have pushed back hard against the allegations, with Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell telling the network that “No classified material was ever shared via Signal.”

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