The Atlantic Publishes Attack Plans That Pete Hegseth Shared On Signal Messaging App

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The Atlantic published the U.S. attack plans that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared on the Signal messaging app, in a group that included other top Trump administration officials and, by mistake, the media outlet’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg.

In his initial story about being added to the text chain, Goldberg withheld Hegseth’s texts about the attack plans, describing them in generalities rather than specific out of concern that publication could jeopardize the lives of U.S.

military personnel. The top administration officials were texting about planned strikes on Houthis rebels in Yemen. But in their response to the bombshell story, Trump administration officials have insisted that the information shared on Signal was not classified, while they also tried to discredit Goldberg, attacking his past pieces for The Atlantic.

In testimony before Congress on Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe also said that the material shared was not classified, and Trump also made the assertion later in the day.