Trump’s Attitude Toward Classified Materials Trickles Down to His Aides
Many of the people serving in the administration do not have decades of experience in government, or deep knowledge of its rules and why they exist, former officials say.
Classified Information and State Secrets
Signal Leak Shows Trump Only Takes Federal Secrets Seriously When It Suits Him
In the Trump era, the definition of an official secret depends on whatever works best for the president.
Judge Moves to Prevent Hegseth, Waltz and Others From Deleting Houthi Texts
Judge James E. Boasberg said top officials, including the defense secretary, the national security adviser and the secretary of state, must preserve the messages they exchanged.
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.
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.