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International Business Times
International Business Times
Marvie Basilan

'Remove Hegseth': Calls For Defense Chief's Indictment Mount Over Alleged Second Signal Chat Leak

Pete Hegseth is once again in the spotlight, but this time, the scrutiny has only intensified. (Credit: AFP)

KEY POINTS

  • NYT reported that Hegseth had been warned beforehand not to use Signal chats to discuss such sensitive details
  • Hegseth allegedly shared Yemen Houthi airstrikes information in a group of 13 people that included his wife
  • Democrats and political observers want Hegseth to be fired over the alleged national security threat through his actions
  • The White House blasted the reports as a 'non-story,' insisting no sensitive info had been shared through the app

Calls for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's removal from office are mounting following new reports that he shared Yemen attack details in a second Signal messaging group that included his family members.

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