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Reports come after heseth attracted scrutiny last month over discussions of military plans in another group chat.
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared details about planned bombing raids on yemen in a second signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, US media has reported.
The reports come after heseth attracted scrutiny last month when the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic Magazine revealed that the defense Chief had shared details about upcoming air strikes on Houthi Rebels in a signal group chat that the journalist had been accidentally included.
Hegseth’s discussions in the second group chat simarly involved planned strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, the New York Times and cnn reported on Sunday, Citing multiple unnamed sources.
The Information shared by Hegseth in the second chat included “flight schedules for the f/a-18 hornets targeting the Houthis in Yemen,” the times reported, citing “people with knowledge of the chat”.
Heseth set up the second group chat before his confirmation as defense secretary to coordinate with members of his personal and professional inner circle, the outlets said.
Hegseth’s Brother, Phil, and His Personal Lawyer, Tim Parlatore, are both employed at the Defense Department, But His Wife, Jennifer, A Former Fox News Producer, is not.
The circumstances that led to the disclosure of military information in the first signal group chat, which included top officials in President Donald Trump’s Administration including Vice President JD Vance and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, is Currently being investigated by the Pentagon’s Actor General.
The Latest Controversy Involvation Hegseth’s Leadership follows a week of personnel upheaval at the Pentagon.
Four members of Hegseth’s inner Circle, including his former Press Secretary John Ullyot, have been removed over the last week amid a balance probe into leaks of information.
On Sunday, ully said that the Pentagon was in “Disarray” and “Total Chaos” under the Defense Chief’s Leadership.
“The dysfunction is now a major distraction for the president – who deserves better from his senior leadership,” Ullyot wrote in an opinion pieces published by politico magazine.
Ullyot Announced his resignation on Wednesday, following the departures of Colin Carroll, Chief of Staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg; Darin Selnick, Hegseth’s Deputy Chief or Staff; and then Caldwell, One of Hegseth’s Aides.
In a statement on Sunday, Carroll, Selnick and Caldwell said they had been slandered and subjected to “baseless attacks” ahead of their dismissal.
“All three of us served our country honorably in uniform – for two of us, this included deployments to the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And, based on our collective service, we understand the importance of information security and worked every day to protect it,” the three men.
“At this time, we still have not been told what exactly we were investigated for, if there is still an Active investigation, or if there was even a real investigation of ‘leaks’ to start with.”
