The White House is clapping back against media reports claiming intel officials have been using the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal to send classified information.
The inspector general review follows revelations that top Trump officials used the unclassified platform Signal to coordinate military strikes in Yemen.
The Trump administration is facing heavy blowback for using Signal, a messaging app, to discuss sensitive military plans. On March 24, officials’ usage of the app was revealed after The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg published a story titled "The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans,
The team of President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Mike Waltz, set up at least 20 group chats on the commercial Signal app to coordinate official work on issues involving China, Gaza, Middle East policy,
President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff acknowledges he's an unconventional nominee. But retired Air Force Lt. Gen.
National security advisor Mike Waltz and his office have repeatedly come under fire since news broke on the Signal chat leak with a journalist.
The Pentagon's inspector general launched a probe into the Trump administration's use of Signal to discuss a planned strike on the Houthis in Yemen.
Donald Trump has fired multiple National Security Council officials following a major Signal chat leak. The incident, known as "Signalgate," involved National Security Advisor Michael Waltz accidentally adding a journalist to a private discussion on military actions.