Pentagon inspector general launches investigation into Signal app use

03 Apr 2025, 20:42 · UPI

April 3 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other members of the Trump administration are being investigated for their recent use of a Signal app before a military strike on the Houthis in Yemen.

The March 15 chat held on the encrypted Signal app discussed a pending military strike and accidentally included The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg.