Watchdog finds Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in ‘Signalgate’ affair

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/03/hegseth-signalgate-inspector-general-report/

The inspector general inquiry centers on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the unclassified commercial messaging app to share highly sensitive U.S. attack plans.

The Pentagon’s top independent watchdog has determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated security protocols and endangered U.S. troops and objectives by using a personal device to share sensitive operational details on the unclassified messaging app Signal, according to people familiar with the findings in a forthcoming report.