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WASHINGTON – Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement regarding the report by the Department of Defense Inspector General on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of a Signal thread to share detailed plans for an impending U.S. military attack on Houthi terrorists in Yemen. 

“The Inspector General report confirms what I feared when this Signal thread became public: We are fortunate that the mission was not compromised and that servicemembers were not put at needless risk thanks to Secretary Hegseth’s reckless treatment of classified information. Pete Hegseth’s behavior and lack of judgment would be a fireable offense for anyone else in the Department of Defense. What’s more, his refusal to sit for an interview with the Inspector General or submit his device for examination is yet another example of his failure to take responsibility for his actions. The men and women in uniform who put their lives on the line every day know that accountability starts at the top, and they deserve better from their leaders. The Administration will continue to obfuscate the facts, but tomorrow the redacted report will be released, and the public will be able to judge the truth for themselves.”