The US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth involved in another security flaw – Liberation

Pete Hegseth Again in turmoil. Involved in mid-March in the resounding security who saw a journalist The Atlantic be added by mistake to a confidential conversation on strikes in Yemen, the New York Times and the chain Cnn The defense secretary reported on Sunday April 20, on Sunday, April 20, participated in another conversation on another Signal group. In this discussion, which assisted his wife, his brother, his lawyer, « As well as a dozen people around his personal and professional entourage », He also shared information on a shot from Yemen.

The New York daily, which quotes « Four people aware of this conversation », Specifies that the ex-Fox News animator broadcast on this occasion the precise schedules of the flights of the devices which were to hit Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, « Essentially the same attack plans as those he had shared on the same day on another signal group ».

The newspaper specifies that the minister’s wife, journalist and also former employee of Fox Newsis not used by the Pentagon, while the brother and lawyer of Pete Hegseth occupy positions there. « But we do not see why one or the other would have needed to be aware of imminent strikes against the Houthis in Yemen »writes the NYT.

According to the daily, Pentagon officials had warned the minister a few days earlier that he should not discuss information concerning strikes on signal Yemen, encrypted messaging but considered less safe than the official channels usually used for sensitive data. Reacting to this information, the spokesperson for the Pentagon, Sean Parnell, accused the New York Times to be a « Media that hates Trump ».

« There has not been any classified information in signal discussions, whatever the ways they try to write history »he said, without providing more details. Also Sunday, the former spokesperson for Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, John Ullyot, published an opinion article in vitriol describing « A month of total chaos at the Pentagon ». “President Donald Trump is used to asking his senior officials to account. Given this, it is difficult to see the defense secretary Pete Hegseth stay in his role for a long time ”writes John Ullyot.

This will not be the case right away. Through the White House spokesperson, Hegseth was able to count on Donald Trump, who « Firmly supports ». According to Karoline Leavitt, « This is what happens when the whole Pentagon works against you and against the immense changes you want to put in place », She regretted, castigating internal oppositions and their media relays. « Unfortunately there are people (at the Pentagon) who do not like these changes that the minister tries to make, so they organize leaks and lie to the media. »

The democratic opposition was quick to react. Jack Reed, a member of the Senate Armed Forces committee, asked the Pentagon Inspector General to include the latest allegations in his investigation. « If this incident is proven, it is a new example disturbing of the inconsiderate contempt of Secretary Hegseth for the laws and protocols that all other members of the army are required to respect »he said in a statement.

During the first « signalgate », President Donald Trump defended his ministers involved in the conversation with journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, of the magazine The Atlantic. Mike Waltz, his national security advisor, had endorsed the « responsibility » By explaining that it has created the group on signal.

According to the New York Times, The other group was however created by Pete Hegseth in person before he took office as Secretary of Defense. Three senior Pentagon officials were also laid off last week following unpertified leaks.

The officials concerned – the deputy chief of staff Darin Selnick and the advisers Dan Caldwell and Colin Carroll – replied on Sunday by publishing a declaration in which they accuse the ministry of having them « Defammed from baseless attacks ». « At the moment, they write on social networks, We have not always been told why we are the subject of an investigation, if an investigation is underway and if there has been an investigation into leaks. ”

Update at 5:10 p.m. With the reaction of the White House.