White House denies new Signal leaks about attacks on Houthis
The messages are allegedly similar to those sent to a group that included the journalist and editor of The Atlantic. This second group reportedly included Pete Hegseth's wife, his brother and his personal attorney.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
New press reports claim that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth twice unveiled details about attacks against the Houthis in Yemen. According to The New York Times, which cited four sources with knowledge of these leaks, Hegseth also allegedly sent information to his family and close associates.
According to the media outlet, the leak occurred, like the first, through messages on Signal.
The messages are allegedly similar to those sent to a group that included the journalist and editor of The Atlantic. This second group also reportedly included his wife, his brother and his personal attorney.
Signal's messages
In that group, Hegseth began giving live updates on the status of a strike mission by U.S. forces against Houthi positions in Yemen.
The leaks caused controversy and uproar in what was the new administration's first serious public optics issue.
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White House denies second leak
The White House responded to the New York Times report, which it called a "non-story." The White House "stands firmly behind" Hegseth, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday.
"No matter how many times the legacy media tries to resurrect the same non-story, they can’t change the fact that no classified information was shared," White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly told Fox News on Monday.
"Recently-fired 'leakers' are continuing to misrepresent the truth to soothe their shattered egos and undermine the President’s agenda, but the administration will continue to hold them accountable," she added.
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