Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Senate Democrats have called for a Justice Department investigation after a journalist was inadvertently included in a private Signal chat discussing sensitive U.S. military plans.
Trump administration officials insist no classified information was shared in the encrypted group chat. However, Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted details about planned U.S. strikes on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, including target locations, weapons, and attack sequencing.
The Justice Department declined to comment.
In a letter to President Trump, Democrats condemned what they called “astonishingly poor judgment” by top officials and urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether any laws, including the Espionage Act, were violated.
Trump, speaking at a White House event, defended his national security team but said the administration would review the use of Signal. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, who created the chat, took responsibility for the breach but maintained that no classified details were shared.
Waltz called the situation embarrassing and said the administration would investigate how Goldberg was added to the group.