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Coverage dated June 5, 2025

Pentagon watchdog investigates whether staffers were asked to delete Hegseth’s Signal messages

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

The Pentagon watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staffers was asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Pentagon watchdog investigates whether staffers were asked to delete Hegseth’s Signal messages (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The Pentagon watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staffers was asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Pentagon watchdog investigates if staffers were asked to delete Hegseth’s Signal messages (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The Pentagon's watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's aides were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter, according to two people familiar with the investigation and documents reviewed by The Associated Pre…

  3. Washington Examiner

    DOD IG reviewing if aides were asked to delete Hegseth's Signal chat (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The DOD IG is looking into whether any of Pete Hegseth's aides were asked to delete his Signal messages about then-impending U.S. military operations.

  4. Military Times

    Watchdog probes if aides were asked to delete Hegseth’s Signal chats (opens Military Times)

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    The inspector general’s investigation focuses on how information about the March 15 airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen was shared on the messaging app.

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