Hegset has shared military plans and in a personal chat in « Signal », Trump defended him
US Secretary of Defense Pete hegles has shared a detail of a March attack on Iran -backed Yemeni rebels Huti and in a group in the report « Signal », which included his wife, his brother and his personal lawyer, shows a publication on the New York Times, BTA reported.
| President Donald Trump has announced that he is in support of Haget, the White House reported. « No confidential information has leaked to Signal Chats, » the White House said, Reuters reported. |
The Pentagon denied HEGset that he shared confidential information related to plans for military strikes against Yemeni rebels Huti.
Hegset has written in the « secret » chat in the advance of the bumps against the « terrorists » in Yemen
Hegets was already street that used « Signal »where he is discussing military plans to hit the Hus in Yemen, Reuters recalls. The chat, created by national security advisor Mike Walz, came to light because Jeffrey Goldberg, editor -in -chief of Atlantic, was added to the group.
The New York Times refers to four people familiar with who is a member of the group in question, and informs that the second chat contains details of planned air strikes on the Hus.
Haget’s wife Jennifer, a former Fox News producer, has been found to attend online during chatting with foreign ministers from other countries during confidential discussions, writes Wall Street Journal.
Senior Councilor of Haget Dan Caldwell was released on administrative leave – practically removed from Pentagonafter being suspected of leaking information.
A Pentagon key adviser has been sent on leave over an investigation into data leakage
« Reuters » adds that the leader of the Democratic Party minority in the US Senate Chuck has requested the dismissal of hegets from the post of Minister of Defense.
