Pete Hegseth's job may hang in the balance as new IG invetigation opens into Signalgate
Washington D.C.: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been through the wringer over the last 30 days, and it looks like it's going to get worse.
According to reports, the inspector general of the Department of Defense (DoD) is launching an investigation into Pentagon secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the encrypted messaging app Signal to discuss sensitive information about military operations in Yemen.
The investigation, announced on Thursday, comes after a request was made by the Senate armed services committee after allegations emerged that intelligence about impending US airstrikes in Yemen, had been shared in a Signal group chat that included a journalist. Investigators will also review compliance with classification and records retention requirements.
The investigation will “determine the extent to which the Secretary of Defense and other DoD personnel complied with DoD policies and procedures for the use of a commercial messaging application for official business”, a memo by acting Pentagon inspector general Steve Stebbins reads.
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“This chat was alleged to have included classified information pertaining to sensitive military actions in Yemen,” the senators wrote in their letter.
“If true, this reporting raises questions as to the use of unclassified networks to discuss sensitive and classified information, as well as the sharing of such information with those who do not have proper clearance and need to know.”