Pentagon watchdog opens probe into use of Signal for Yemen attack plans

Watchdog will review Hegseth's use of Signal

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's acting inspector general announced Thursday he will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.

The Pentagon's acting inspector general has informed the US defense secretary that he has launched an investigation into a group chat on the messaging app Signal, where senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration discussed details of an attack on Yemen's Houthis in March.

Pentagon to probe Signal Chat leak between Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth & Donald Trump officials on Houthi attack

The Pentagon’s inspector general will conduct an investigation of the Signal group chat where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump administration officials discussed details of an impending attack on Houthi militants in Yemen.

Pentagon Watchdog Launches Hegseth Probe

The Pentagon inspector general's office says it has launched a probe of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his use of Signal to discuss military strikes—which was exposed when a journalist was accidentally added to the chat. In a Thursday l etter to Hegseth , acting Inspector General Steven Stebbin said...

The Pentagon will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for the use of Signal messaging to talk about air strikes against Houthis in Yemen, as reported by the agency in a memorandum issued on Thursday. The investigation will assess “to what extent the Defense Secretary and other staff of the Department of Defense complied with the Department’s policies and procedures for the use of a commercial messaging application for official affairs,” a…

ThePatriotLight - DOD Inspector General Launches Probe Into Pete Hegseth Over His Use of Signal

ThePatriotLight - (DCNF)—The Department of Defense Office Of Inspector General (OIG) said Thursday that it is launching an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s involvement in a leaked Signal group chat discussing strikes against Houthi Rebels in Yemen. The OIG said the office was complying with a request from the Senate Armed Services Committee to determine whether or not Hegseth complied with DOD guidelines for using the “commerc…