Pete Hegseth Signal group chat (Part 2): What you need to know

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth allegedly shared sensitive intelligence about impending military operations in Yemen with his wife, brother, advisers, and personal lawyer, in addition to sharing similar details around the same time in the widely reported-on Signal group chat that featured a reporter unbeknownst to the other participants.

President Donald Trump continues to support him, and both have claimed that the report, which Hegseth has not directly denied, came from “disgruntled former employees” who were fired last week, the secretary said.

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