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Trump’s Next Chat Scandal: The Coverup

2025/3/27
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The Atlantic's publication of a Signal conversation involving Trump administration officials discussing military strikes has sparked controversy over national security implications. Experts question the administration's handling of sensitive information.
  • The Atlantic published a Signal chat about military strikes in Yemen, involving administration officials and mistakenly, Jeffrey Goldberg.
  • Officials claimed no classified information was shared, but sensitive details about military operations were included.
  • Concerns were raised that leaked timings could endanger American troops, as explained by Representative Jason Crow.

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The Atlantic published the entire Signal conversation centered on strikes on Houthi militants in Yemen between multiple administration officials and, mistakenly, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg. Paul Rosenzweig, the former deputy assistant secretary for policy at the Department of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush, joins us to give us some context on the scale of the Signalgate scandal and what it would mean under any other president.

And in headlines: Trump announced 25% tariffs on imported cars, the Supreme Court upheld requirements to regulate ghost-guns, and a Democrat defied all odds and flipped a seat in the Pennsylvania State Senate.

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