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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Trump wants to move on from the Signal security scandal. House Republicans aren’t making it easy

Republican national security hawks in the House are not making the White House’s efforts to move on from the “Signalgate” scandal any easier.

As Donald Trump’s team trades blame and battles its critics, members of the House Republican caucus are facing their voters after The Atlantic published proof this past week that editor Jeffrey Goldberg had been mistakenly included in a group chat of Trump administration principals discussing plans for an imminent US strike on Houthi forces. The entire chat played out over Signal, an encrypted (but public) messaging app.

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