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President Trump is standing firmly behind Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the wake of newly leaked revelations that he shared sensitive information about upcoming military strikes in a second Signal group chat with family members.
The group chat included Hegseth’s wife, Jennifer, a former producer for Fox News; his brother Phil; and his personal lawyer, Tim Parlatore, the New York Times reported. Both Phil Hegseth and Tim Parlatore work for the Pentagon, but, according to the Times, it was not clear why they were included in discussions on upcoming Middle East strikes.
The “SignalGate” controversy erupted last month after Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was included in a Signal group chat discussing plans about the attack on Houthis in Yemen. Goldberg publicized the chat in the Atlantic, withholding details purportedly over national security concerns.
The Atlantic later published the entire group chat, showing that Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth had posted the “exact times American aircraft were taking off for Yemen” 31 minutes before the first warplanes launched.
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