Trump adviser says he can’t explain how Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg’s number was included in the group chatDonald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Waltz, said on Tuesday he takes “full responsibility” for the group chat of senior administration officials that inadvertently included a journalist and leaked highly sensitive information about planned airstrikes in Yemen.Waltz’s comments came one day after Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of the Atlantic, revealed that he was added to a group on Signal, a private messaging app, that included vice-president JD Vance, defense secretary Pete Hegseth, secretary of state Marco Rubio and other high-profile figures discussing “operational details” of planned attacks on the Houthis in Yemen. Continue reading...
Michael Waltz, a Trump administration official, claimed "full responsibility" for a Signal chat group leak to a journalist, Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, which included sensitive information about planned airstrikes in Yemen. Goldberg was inadvertently added to the group, which included high-profile figures, raising national security concerns and prompting criticism and calls for answers from Democrats. Waltz could not explain how Goldberg's number was included, deflecting blame and offering conflicting statements. While Waltz claimed a staffer wasn't responsible, Trump suggested otherwise. The incident is being investigated, with some suggesting potential violations of the Espionage Act.
