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Senators demand investigation after Signal chat content entered into record; nominees pledge cooperation
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Summary
Committee entered an Atlantic article containing Signal chat messages into the record and several senators called for an investigation; nominees said they would cooperate with any inspector‑general requests and denied participating in classified information mishandling.
During the hearing senators addressed a recent report of sensitive operational information shared via a Signal messaging thread and entered that Atlantic article into the hearing record by unanimous consent. Several committee members called for an immediate investigation and the acting chair ordered the article included in the record.
Senators asked each nominee whether they had discussed classified information on unclassified devices or discussed classified material on Signal; nominees answered in the negative. When asked whether they would cooperate with an acting inspector general investigation, nominees including Michael Duffy pledged to participate and follow department procedures. Duffy stated he had not been part of the specific chat in question and declined to volunteer other details beyond the department’s established investigative channels.
Committee members emphasized that certain operational details — launch times, aircraft types, weapons and timing of strikes — while not an entire war plan, constitute critical operational information. Senators argued that even partial disclosure on an unsecured platform could endanger personnel and operations. The committee requested additional information and pledged oversight; nominees uniformly pledged to comply with document and testimony requests from the committee.
