Bolton said in an interview with CNN on Tuesday that it is worth looking into if Signal was previously used for national security chats.
In the aftermath of the Signal war texting leak, former Trump national security adviser John Bolton warned that the current administration’s use of a commercial platform in lieu of a secured network to discuss military plans is the „original sin.“Why It Matters
The handling of private military strategy among top Trump administration officials has triggered significant U.S. security concerns for some, as the backlash sparked a call from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be fired by President Donald Trump.
Social media has also erupted in the aftermath of reports of the communications held by Vice President JD Vance, Hegseth, national security adviser Mike Waltz and Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, among others.
Goldberg says he was included in the message thread with the Trump officials in the encrypted messaging app Signal earlier this month. He reported that the chat included U.S. military plans involving airstrikes against the Houthis, the Iran-backed militia that has been launching attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea amid a clash over control of shipping routes.
Hegseth rebuked Goldberg’s report on Monday, saying, „Nobody was texting war plans, and that’s all I have to say about that.“ Waltz also hit back at Goldberg on Tuesday, calling him the „bottom scum of journalists.
