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Hegseth, Gabbard, Others Sued Over Signal Chat Incident, Accused of Possibly Criminal Conduct (Updat
« on: March 26, 2025, 10:04:53 am »
Hegseth, Gabbard, Others Sued Over Signal Chat Incident, Accused of Possibly Criminal Conduct (Updated)
By Bonchie | 8:55 AM on March 26, 2025

Somehow, someway, the story of left-wing "journalist" Jeffrey Goldberg being added to a national security Signal chat has managed to get dumber. A government "watchdog group" is now suing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, and other Trump officials, claiming they violated federal records laws.

As RedState reported, Goldberg was accidentally (as far as we know) added to an encrypted discussion about then-incoming attacks on Houthi terrorists. At this point, it's not especially clear how that happened. NSA Michael Waltz was administering the group but indicated during an interview on Tuesday evening that he doesn't know Goldberg. Multiple Trump officials have testified under oath that no classified material was shared.

Somehow, someway, the story of left-wing "journalist" Jeffrey Goldberg being added to a national security Signal chat has managed to get dumber. A government "watchdog group" is now suing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, and other Trump officials, claiming they violated federal records laws.

As RedState reported, Goldberg was accidentally (as far as we know) added to an encrypted discussion about then-incoming attacks on Houthi terrorists. At this point, it's not especially clear how that happened. NSA Michael Waltz was administering the group but indicated during an interview on Tuesday evening that he doesn't know Goldberg. Multiple Trump officials have testified under oath that no classified material was shared.

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    The big picture: American Oversight alleges in its lawsuit that the chat on the unclassified commercial app that mistakenly included The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg violated federal records laws.

    Driving the news: The suit that was filed in a D.C. federal court names Hegseth and officials including national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard, CIA director John Ratcliffe, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Marco Rubio in his capacities as secretary of state and acting archivist.

        American Oversight said in a statement it's seeking to "recover unlawfully deleted messages and prevent further destruction."
        "The Federal Records Act requires federal officials to preserve communications related to official government business," the nonprofit said.
        "Generally, agencies ensure retention of messages sent on apps like Signal by setting policies requiring officials and personnel to forward them to official systems for proper archival or take other steps to preserve their content."

There are certainly legalities at play when it comes to record retention, but there's also no indication that the law wasn't followed here. Does "American Oversight" have some evidence that this Signal chat wasn't properly archived? I'd be curious how they could even know that without making a FOIA request and waiting for an answer the way everyone else does. The speed with which this lawsuit was filed seems more like a PR ploy by the ethics group than genuine concern.

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Re: Hegseth, Gabbard, Others Sued Over Signal Chat Incident, Accused of Possibly Criminal Conduct (Updat
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2025, 10:17:12 am »
They're trying to re-create the Watergate hysteria, to keep Team Trump bogged-down and on the defensive.

SoS Hillary messed up in Benghazi and Americans were killed, yet she never resigned (and no media said she should have).

Nobody died here, Dems are just desperately overplaying a weak hand.
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Re: Hegseth, Gabbard, Others Sued Over Signal Chat Incident, Accused of Possibly Criminal Conduct (Updat
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2025, 10:27:17 am »
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Re: Hegseth, Gabbard, Others Sued Over Signal Chat Incident, Accused of Possibly Criminal Conduct (Updat
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2025, 02:50:45 pm »
The lawsuit, filed approximately 0.2 seconds after this incident came to light, has been assigned to Judge ... drumroll please ... James Boasberg, the same judge handling the case against the Trump administration over its deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act. What a coinkydink.
https://www.aol.com/lawsuit-over-trump-administrations-signal-154420393.html
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Re: Hegseth, Gabbard, Others Sued Over Signal Chat Incident, Accused of Possibly Criminal Conduct (Updat
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2025, 02:54:27 pm »
Judge fighting Trump over El Salvador deportations assigned to lawsuit over Signal chat leak
US District Judge James Boasberg handling the case is 'legally provocative,' legal analyst says
By Anders Hagstrom , Preston Mizell Fox News
Published March 26, 2025 11:40am EDT | Updated March 26, 2025 11:56am EDT

A new lawsuit targeting President Donald Trump's administration over leaked Pentagon plans in a Signal chat has been assigned to Judge James Boasberg, the same judge who ordered a halt to the administration's deportation efforts.

The government watchdog group American Oversight filed the lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others violated federal records laws by discussing Houthi attack plans in a Signal groupchat. The contest has now been randomly assigned to Boasberg, who serves on the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., condemned "rogue judges" like Boasberg in a statement to Fox News Digital on Wednesday. He has introduced legislation that would prohibit district-level judges from issuing nationwide injunctions like the one Boasberg used to block deportations.

"These judges have proven they care more about unlawfully knee-capping President Trump's agenda than accurately applying the facts to the law in each individual case. Congress can change that," he said.

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., echoed Hawley in another statement to Fox, calling on Boasberg to recuse himself from the case.

"The bias Judge Boesberg has already demonstrated toward President Donald Trump and his administration is unmistakable.It is not a random act that Boesberg has the case and I don’t expect him to recuse himself, but that would be the best arrangement for the integrity of the court," Issa said.

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Re: Hegseth, Gabbard, Others Sued Over Signal Chat Incident, Accused of Possibly Criminal Conduct (U
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2025, 03:09:34 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on March 26, 2025, 02:50:45 pm
The lawsuit, filed approximately 0.2 seconds after this incident came to light, has been assigned to Judge ... drumroll please ... James Boasberg, the same judge handling the case against the Trump administration over its deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act. What a coinkydink.
https://www.aol.com/lawsuit-over-trump-administrations-signal-154420393.html

Gee, anyone smell a Rat?
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Re: Hegseth, Gabbard, Others Sued Over Signal Chat Incident, Accused of Possibly Criminal Conduct (U
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2025, 03:15:23 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on March 26, 2025, 03:09:34 pm
Gee, anyone smell a Rat?
A rat who probably should recuse himself.
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Re: Hegseth, Gabbard, Others Sued Over Signal Chat Incident, Accused of Possibly Criminal Conduct (U
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2025, 03:21:44 pm »
What is American Oversight, who do they represent, and where do they get their funding?

https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/american-oversight

https://www.discoverthenetworks.org/organizations/american-oversight-ao

Hint: Rats, rats, and more rats.
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Re: Hegseth, Gabbard, Others Sued Over Signal Chat Incident, Accused of Possibly Criminal Conduct (U
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2025, 03:23:12 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on March 26, 2025, 03:15:23 pm
A rat who probably should recuse himself.

I'm sure he'll get right on that.
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Re: Hegseth, Gabbard, Others Sued Over Signal Chat Incident, Accused of Possibly Criminal Conduct (U
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2025, 03:25:42 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on March 26, 2025, 02:54:27 pm
The contest has now been randomly assigned to BoASSberg

Random ... sure
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Re: Hegseth, Gabbard, Others Sued Over Signal Chat Incident, Accused of Possibly Criminal Conduct (U
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2025, 04:19:26 pm »
I think Goldberg might be the one in bigger legal hot water.  Will be interesting in the details of how he got on this list, and what his and his magazine's role was. 
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