Senate Demands Investigation into Trump Officials' Signal Chat on Yemen Operation

The Defense Department’s acting inspector general has been tasked with reviewing potential mishandling of classified information and security protocol violations.

The Senate Armed Services Committee has formally requested an investigation into a Signal chat involving senior Trump administration officials discussing sensitive military plans in Yemen.
The Defense Department’s acting inspector general, Steven Stebbins, will assess whether classified information was improperly shared or transferred to unclassified systems.
Officials participating in the chat included Vice President JD Vance, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, among others, with journalist Jeffrey Goldberg inadvertently included.
Lawmakers from both parties have expressed concerns, with some Democrats and a few Republicans calling for resignations over the security breach.
The investigation will also review classification and declassification policies to determine whether existing protocols were adhered to and whether they require updates.