National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and a senior aide used personal Gmail accounts for government communications, according to a Washington Post report published yesterday.
Amid the backlash to the Trump administration’s use of the private messaging app Signal for sensitive U.S. military planning in Yemen, Politico reported Wednesday that national security adviser Mike Waltz’s team set up at least 20 such chats.
When Donald Trump selected Mike Waltz to serve as national security adviser, the choice was widely seen as win-win: A combat veteran with four Bronze Stars would bring his judgment to the White House and his deep-red Florida House district was safe in Republican hands.
The White House considers the Signal chat leak case "closed," press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the media Monday.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Michael Waltz has created multiple other Signal chats to discuss national security matters with officials. Plus, Rep. Jason Crow joins to discuss the threat posed to servicemembers by these Signal chats and his new legislation to end dark money in elections.
Although Trump decided not to fire his national security adviser over the Signal group chat, Waltz’s position is tenuous, officials say.
The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported he was accidentally added by Mike Waltz to a group chat containing secret military plans.
As the president has made it very clear, Mike Waltz continues to be an important part of his national security team. And this case has been closed here at the White House, as far as we are