U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly shared sensitive details of a March airstrike against Yemen’s Houthi fighters in a second Signal messaging group, which included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer, according to a New York Times report on Sunday. This raises further concerns about Hegseth’s use of unclassified communication channels for sharing highly classified military information.
The details, including the schedule of the airstrike, were shared in this second group, which mirrors the information previously disclosed by The Atlantic magazine. The magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, had been mistakenly included in a separate chat involving top Trump administration officials, sparking an embarrassing security breach.
Jennifer Hegseth, Pete’s wife and a former Fox News producer, has also been reported to attend sensitive meetings with foreign military representatives, according to the Wall Street Journal.
This new revelation follows the recent departure of one of Hegseth’s top advisers, Dan Caldwell, who was escorted out of the Pentagon as part of an investigation into security leaks. In addition, two other officials, Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, have been placed on administrative leave.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for Hegseth’s dismissal, criticizing the Defense Secretary for jeopardizing national security. “We keep learning how Pete Hegseth put lives at risk,” Schumer wrote on X. “But Trump is still too weak to fire him. Pete Hegseth must be fired.”
The Pentagon and White House have yet to comment on the matter.
