According to the newspaper, Hegseth posted a agenda of first raids in Yemen not only in group chat with the highest government officials and writer “The Atlantic”, but besides in another chat with his closest people.
Among them was his Jennifer's wife, erstwhile Fox News presenter who does not work at the Pentagon and does not have access to confidential documents, and his brother Phil HegsethWho at the Pentagon is the liaison of the Department of Homeland Security.
His lawyer was besides expected to be in the group. Tim ParlatoreWho is an authoritative of the military prosecutor's office. ‘NYT’ notes that no of these persons had a legitimate request to receive specified information.
According to 1 of the journal's sources, just a day or 2 before sending the message to Hegseth has been warnedto not share classified information on the Signal communicator.
Problems at the Pentagon
The case is revealed in the context of a serious staff turmoil at the Pentagon. In the past week four high-ranking representatives of the ministry were suspended in connection with an ongoing investigation into the leak of classified information. It is not clear whether the investigation covers the Signalgate affair, but 2 of the suspended officials, Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick, advisor to Hegseth and his deputy Stephen Feinberg, participated in the chat with his wife and brother the head of the department.
Officials complained in a joint public message published on Saturday that they had been suspended for no reason. They were not told what they were accused of and “whether a real leak investigation exists at all”.
