Hegseth broke rules in sharing Yemen strike details on Signal, report finds

An investigation found defense secretary put US forces at risk, triggering fresh demands for his resignation

The Department of Defense's inspector general released the much-anticipated unclassified report on Thursday about Pete Hegseth's disclosure of plans for military airstrikes in Yemen in a Signal group chat earlier this year.

It found that Hegseth violated departmental policies when he shared information in the chat, and that if a foreign enemy force intercepted that information it could have endangered the lives of US troops, as the Guardian reported on Wednesday. Using a personal cell phone to conduct official business and send nonpublic DoD information through Signal risks potential compromise of sensitive DoD information, which could cause harm to DoD personnel and mission objectives," the report said.