The Signal Leak Has Little Precedent
The military takes extraordinary measures to keep combat operations secret, cutting off outside communications for service members before launching an attack.
Classified Information and State Secrets
Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots
Men and women who have taken to the air on behalf of the United States expressed bewilderment after the leak of attack plans. “You’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
Bondi Indicates Signal Chat Episode Will Not Be Criminally Investigated
The attorney general said the focus should be on the success of the U.S. military strike in Yemen, not that military information was shared in advance in a group text among top officials.
Trump Administration Deflects Blame for Leak at Every Turn
President Trump and other officials have given shifting, varied, implausible and sometimes conflicting explanations for how highly sensitive military information was shared in a group chat.
Intelligence Officials Face a Fresh Round of Questions About Signal Leak
Democrats on a House committee appeared in lock step as they confronted one of the most notable blunders of the Trump administration.
Marco Rubio Says Someone in Signal Chat Made ‘Big Mistake’ in Adding Journalist
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said no “war plans” had been divulged in the group chat in which he took part. Chat texts published by The Atlantic show detailed information on the planned strikes in Yemen.
How the White House Uses Semantics to Downplay the Signal Leak
War plan or battle plan? Classified or not? The answers to those questions amount to a distinction without much of a difference.
Intelligence officials acknowledge the sensitivity of the military strike information.
Under questioning from senators, the C.I.A. chief and the director of national intelligence pointed to the defense secretary to determine what was appropriate to share.
Leak of Signal Chat Poses Early Test for F.B.I. and Justice Dept.
Whether the agencies open an investigation will bring into sharp relief the intended approach of their leaders, Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, who promised to administer impartial justice.
Trump Downplays Signal Leak, Backing Waltz and Pointing Finger at Journalist
Democrats denounced the country’s top intelligence officials for “sloppy, careless, incompetent behavior” for discussing secret military plans in a group chat.