The Pentagon watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staffers were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter.

The Defense Department’s Inspector General has spent several weeks interviewing Hegseth’s current and former staff members.

The DOD IG is looking into whether any of Pete Hegseth's aides were asked to delete his Signal messages about then-impending U.S. military operations.

The Defense Department inspector general’s office is examining whether it was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or an aide, perhaps acting at his behest, who used Hegseth’s account on the unclassified chat application Signal to divulge detailed information about forthcoming air attacks on Yemen,

The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.

Inspector general is also examining if any messages about imminent U.S. airstrikes in Yemen were expunged.

The Pentagon's watchdog is investigating whether aides to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth deleted Signal messages potentially sharing sensitive militar

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is back in the spotlight as he testifies before a House panel amid the LA protests and continued fallout over his use of Signal.