Overview

• The inspector general’s office obtained the original document marked Secret/NOFORN that underpinned Hegseth’s March Signal chat.
• Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla sent the classified email over SIPRNet to defense officials before Hegseth reposted its contents.
• Messages in the group chat detailed the timing, choreography and assets for planned strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
• Investigators are interviewing witnesses to determine if Hegseth personally sent the classified details or if someone else used his phone.
• Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell and Hegseth continue to deny any classified sharing with the inspector general’s report pending.