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Remember when Bill said the Mueller Report had exonerated trump? You know, before anyone outside of the DoJ had a chance to find out it didn't. And now, this.
abcnews.go.com
trump tried to get out ahead of what has now happened to the former weekend host at Fox. The guy who is woefully unqualified to be the Sec. of D, but it didn't work.
This included Defense Department Inspector General Robert Storch, whose office had in late 2024 opened a review of SpaceX’s compliance with federal reporting protocols intended to protect state secrets.
americanoversight.org
The rationale for firing Inspectors General now comes in to full view.
The report, which is scheduled to be released publicly on Thursday, scrutinized Mr. Hegseth’s participation in a group chat on the Signal messaging app with several other senior Trump administration officials that became public because a journalist who was inadvertently added wrote about it.
The internal Pentagon inquiry found that Mr. Hegseth’s use of the app had risked potentially compromising Defense Department information that could have endangered personnel and missions if it had been disclosed to a foreign adversary, according to the two people familiar with it, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the confidential document.
The report also said that Mr. Hegseth had refused to sit for an interview with the inspector general on the matter and instead provided a short written statement, the people said.
Refused to sit for an interview? Gee, why would he do that? Then again, trump refused to be interviewed by Bob Mueller. History does repeat itself.
Pentagon declares ‘TOTAL exoneration’ of Hegseth in Signal flap. Some experts say it’s not that clear cut
Pentagon declares ‘TOTAL exoneration’ of Hegseth in Signal flap. Some experts say it’s not that clear cut
Secrecy experts weigh in on the Pentagon's claim that IG report exonerated Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Signal chat controversy.
trump tried to get out ahead of what has now happened to the former weekend host at Fox. The guy who is woefully unqualified to be the Sec. of D, but it didn't work.
Trump’s Illegal Firing of Inspectors General
Less than one week into President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration abruptly fired more than a dozen federal watchdogs. The late-night purge was both illegal and an alarming show of contempt for independent oversight. American Oversight is investigating the lead-up to the decision to discover what — if any — attempt was made to comply with the law.This included Defense Department Inspector General Robert Storch, whose office had in late 2024 opened a review of SpaceX’s compliance with federal reporting protocols intended to protect state secrets.
Trump’s Illegal Firing of Inspectors General - American Oversight
Less than one week into President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration abruptly fired more than a dozen federal watchdogs. The late-night purge was both illegal and an alarming show of contempt for independent oversight. American Oversight is investigating the lead-up to the decision...
The rationale for firing Inspectors General now comes in to full view.
Pentagon Investigator Faults Hegseth for Improper Use of Signal
A report by the Pentagon’s acting inspector general has concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of a private messaging app to discuss upcoming airstrikes by U.S. forces into Yemen earlier this year risked endangering American troops, according to two people familiar with its findings.The report, which is scheduled to be released publicly on Thursday, scrutinized Mr. Hegseth’s participation in a group chat on the Signal messaging app with several other senior Trump administration officials that became public because a journalist who was inadvertently added wrote about it.
The internal Pentagon inquiry found that Mr. Hegseth’s use of the app had risked potentially compromising Defense Department information that could have endangered personnel and missions if it had been disclosed to a foreign adversary, according to the two people familiar with it, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the confidential document.
The report also said that Mr. Hegseth had refused to sit for an interview with the inspector general on the matter and instead provided a short written statement, the people said.
Refused to sit for an interview? Gee, why would he do that? Then again, trump refused to be interviewed by Bob Mueller. History does repeat itself.
