The pentagon's intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information. Messages were leaked from a group chat about donald trump's plans to bomb the houthis in yemen after a journalist was added by accident [13] in january 2024, the united states and united kingdom. The white house war on leaks the battle against leaks is a perpetual feature of every modern presidency Despite the fact that leaks can sometimes be used strategically by an administration, the overwhelming presidential posture is one of hostility toward unauthorized disclosures, which are seen as a threat to executive control and national security. Top officials reject responsibility for information shared in signal chat representative hakeem jeffries, the democratic leader, urges president trump to fire pete hegseth
At a hearing, two top. The reason i knew this is that pete hegseth, the secretary of defense, had texted me the war plan at 11:44 a.m The plan included precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing. Who leaked the houthi war plans According to goldberg, national security advisor mike waltz added him to the group when a discussion involving sensitive information took place.
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