The Real Story Behind the Leaked Texts

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's group chat scandal is ‘Hillary’s Emails’ on steroids.

Mar 26, 2025

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by Ben Cohen

The number of high-ranking Trump officials involved in the leaked text messages to The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg would be shocking under any other administration.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Vice President J.D. Vance, senior Pentagon official William Wolfe, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Direct…

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