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Pentagon declares ‘total exoneration’ of Pete Hegseth in Signal flap
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0:59Now PlayingThe Defense Department's inspector general office concluded that Hegseth's decision to relay the details of a pending strike in a commercial messaging app risked putting troops in danger.
The Pentagon watchdog concluded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked exposing classified info and endangering U.S. troops when he discussed a planned military strike using the messaging app.
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