LOADING ERROR LOADINGDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked endangering U.S. military personnel when he used the commercial messaging app Signal to discuss real-time war plans, a report by the Pentagon’s acting inspector general released Thursday has found. Hegseth “holds the authority to determine the required classification level” of the information he communicates, it stated. In a statement on X on Wednesday, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the report “is a TOTAL exoneration of Secretary Hegseth and proves what we knew all along - no classified information was shared. This matter is resolved, and the case is closed.”AdvertisementHegseth also took to social media to call the review a “total exoneration,” writing: “No classified information. Total exoneration.

Source: Huffington Post December 04, 2025 17:05 UTC