As top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia
Leon Panetta, former CIA director and defense secretary under Obama, told CNN: “It’s obviously a very serious mistake on the part of whoever included Goldberg in this highly classified chain-of-command messaging that went on that involved war plans. To have had somebody from The Atlantic on that chain, without question, was a serious mistake. And I hope the White House takes this seriously because the last thing you want to do when you’re talking about war plans is to have a serious leak like this that could undermine the war plans but also jeopardize lives. So, I hope they take this seriously.”
Panetta added that the Trump administration should conduct a “full investigation as to who included this name on that chain involving the highest officials in national security, … how the name of a journalist was added to that list. This is just a serious blunder and not only could violate the espionage laws, but more importantly, could undermine our national security.”
Trump responded to Goldberg’s article on Monday afternoon, telling reporters: “I don’t know anything about it. I’m not a big fan of The Atlantic. To me, it’s a magazine that’s going out of business. But I know nothing about it. You’re saying that they had what?”
When a reporter elaborated on the details of Goldberg’s reporting, Trump said: “Well, it couldn’t have been very effective because the attack was very effective, I can tell you that. I don’t know anything about it. You’re telling me about it for the first time.”
The Signal chat call involved several high-ranking officials from the Trump administration discussing sensitive military plans. Some of the individuals reportedly included were National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Vice President J.D. Vance2. The chat also mistakenly included Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic3.
The incident has sparked concerns about the use of encrypted messaging apps for discussing national security matters. Let me know if you’d like to explore this further!
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Why It Matters
A wave of U.S. airstrikes hit Houthi targets on March 15 killing 53 people according to Yemen’s health ministry, which is run by the group. Additional airstrikes followed in the subsequent days.
Details of U.S. military operations are not supposed to be conducted over publicly available platforms such as Signal, and a number of security experts have said the chat group could have violated the Espionage Act. Ahead of the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump focused heavily on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton‘s use of a private email server for official business as secretary of state.
This grab from AFPTV footage shows smoke plumes rising following bombardment on Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on March 15, 2025. OSAMA ABDULRAHMAN/AFP/GETTY© OSAMA ABDULRAHMAN/AFP/GETTY
The Signal chat call involved several high-ranking officials from the Trump administration discussing sensitive military plans. Some of the individuals reportedly included were National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Vice President J.D. Vance2. The chat also mistakenly included Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic3.
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One response to “In March 2025, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of the American magazine The Atlantic, was inadvertently invited to join a group chat of senior US government officials on the Signal messaging service. Amongst the members of the group chat were: JD Vance, the vice president; Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense; Marco Rubio, the secretary of state; Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence; and Michael Waltz, the national security advisor. Goldberg was invited by Waltz in an alleged mistake, and none of the government officials seemingly noticed Goldberg’s presence as they began discussing imminent classified military operations against the Houthis in Yemen. On March 15, according to Goldberg, Pete Hegseth used the Signal group chat to share plans of forthcoming strikes, including information on targets, weapons and attack sequencing. The security breach became public on March 24, when Goldberg disclosed it in The Atlantic. The incident raised significant concerns about internal information security practices and prompted discussions about appropriate protocols for handling sensitive national security information. The incident has been coined “Signalgate” by some in the media.[1][2][3]”
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