Following the scandal in which 'Atlantic' editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a White House group chat about bombing rebels in Yemen, a source tells PEOPLE the president is considering his options.

An inadvertent invitation to a group chat thrust The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg into the center of an explosive national security breach that's put the White House on the defensive. Why it matters: Goldberg's decision to disclose the discussion of planned strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen and publish the group chat's contents has embroiled top Trump officials in scandal and exposed them to potential legal jeopardy.

Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg defended his decision Wednesday to publish the full transcript of messages from a secret government group chat he was added to, as White House officials struggle to downplay the catastrophic leak.

The Atlantic published additional text messages from the Signal group chat that its Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added to accidentally last week.

The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.

Lines wrapped around McAlister Auditorium Thursday evening. Shortly before the program began at 5 p.m., security told Tulane officials the building was at capacity.

On FOX News, host Will Cain talked about The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg being on the Signal chat between Trump's national security team: WILL CAIN: It's almost time to say goodbye, to Signal chat gate.

Tulane University grabbed a small spot in the national conversation over the Trump administration's Signal chat leak on Thursday as journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine,