Internal investigation cleared the national security adviser Mike Waltz, but the mistake was months in the making

Summary

Trump’s National Security Adviser Mike Waltz accidentally added Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat discussing Yemen military strikes after mistakenly saving Goldberg’s number months earlier.

An internal investigation revealed Waltz’s iPhone inadvertently saved Goldberg’s number under NSC spokesperson Brian Hughes’ contact during the 2024 campaign.

Trump considered firing Waltz but decided against it, reportedly more angered that Waltz had Goldberg’s number than that classified discussions occurred on an unclassified platform.

The White House had authorized continued Signal use in the absence of secure alternatives.