5 things to know about the Signal chat leak controversy
1. Atlantic editor says Pete Hegseth texted him 'the war plan' 2 hours before
The Atlantic published an article by its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, on Monday, in which he wrote that he had been added to a group chat on Signal that included the discussion of plans to attack various Houthi targets in Yemen.
According to Goldberg, while the global community did not learn about the air strikes on the Houthis until 2 p.m. ET on March 15, he was aware of it two hours beforehand thanks to the chat.
"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," wrote Goldberg.
"U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn't think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling."
