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Adviser reportedly favored by Hegseth helped set up Signal on one of DOD chief's Pentagon computers

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April 25, 2025

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After news broke that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was using Signal to discuss sensitive military operations in violation of Pentagon policy, one of his closest military aides made an unusual inquiry to the Defense Department’s chief information officer: Would they grant an exception so Hegseth could keep using Signal freely?

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