Trump national security adviser meant to add spokesperson not journalist to Signal chat, sources say
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Trump national security spokesman Brian Hughes was the intended recipient of the Signal group chat invitation when Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeff Goldberg was added instead due to a cellphone snafu a few months ago, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz's phone asked him last fall to save an unknown phone number – which had been messaged to him from Hughes, one of his closest advisers – as a new number for Hughes, sources said.
AI Summary
Main Idea: A Signal chat error led Michael Waltz to add the wrong contact, causing Jeffrey Goldberg to be included in a private national security group chat by mistake.
Key Points:
- Sources say Waltz meant to add Trump spokesman Brian Hughes, but his phone linked the number to Goldberg instead.
- Goldberg was later added to a chat used by senior Trump officials to discuss plans before strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
- An internal review found no earlier phone contact between Waltz and Goldberg before the mistaken add.
- President Donald Trump and other top White House officials were briefed on the findings of the review.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
The mix-up raises concerns about government phone security and could weaken trust in White House national security handling.
Positive Impact
No clear positive impact identified.
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- Primary:Jeffrey Goldbergperson
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- Jeffrey GoldbergpersonPrimaryEvaluated
Atlantic editor-in-chief who was mistakenly added to the confidential Signal chat and whose report triggered the review.
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National Security Advisor whose phone and Signal actions are central to the chat mix-up.
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Briefed on the investigation’s findings and part of the administration leadership responding to the incident.
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Trump campaign aide mentioned in the chain of events leading to Goldberg’s email being shared internally.
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Political organization involved in the email-forwarding chain that helped set up the mix-up.
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Implicated by the secure communications and military-strike coordination context of the chat.
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Armed group discussed in the Signal chat ahead of airstrikes in Yemen.
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