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Six lingering questions about Trump officials' Signal chat

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The Atlantic first reported details of the group chat on the platform Signal after its editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg , was added to it.

He followed the thread as top Trump administration officials discussed upcoming military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen .

The White House maintains the information shared in the chat was not classified.

Gabbard testified that Signal came "pre-installed on government devices" The use of Signal to discuss the Houthi strikes posed broader questions about how Trump 's top staffers are sharing and discussing sensitive information.

The group chat appears to suggest that the officials' discussion was one that had continued from the White House Situation Room.

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