Defense Minister Pete HegSeth reportedly shared classified details of American military strikes in Yemen through a private signal group that included his wife and brother, according to the New York Times report.
Revelation comes on the heels of the demands of the editor -in -chief of Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg, who previously said he was added to a signal group including top US security officials discussing surgery in Yemen.
Shared classified flight plans
The NYT report states that HegSeth used a second chat signal to share flight plans for F/A-18 Hornets involved in the houthi targets. The report was reportedly sent on March 15. The recipients included his wife Jennifer Rauchet, brother Phil Hegset and his personal lawyer Tim Parlator.
A civilian approach raises security concerns
Jennifer Rauchet, a former producer Fox News, is not employed by the Ministry of Defense. Although he is not an official, her integration into a group with such sensitive information raises concerns.
Other members with binding to the Pentagon
Phil HegSeth and Tim Parlatore reportedly hold Pentagon positions, although their access to the type of detailed operating data shared Hegsethe has been officially confirmed.
Same Plans of strikes sent by the Atlantic Editor, Family: Message
The news report citing people with the knowledge of the chat said that Pete HegSeth’s information shared on the signal was the same surgical details that he had previously shared in another signal chat that accidentally included the Atlantic editor.
From now on, neither the Pentagon nor the Hegset has issued a public response to the report.
(Tagstotranslate) Secretary of Defense Pete HegSeth
