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The US Department of Defense Inspector has launched an investigation into the use of Pitt Hugset’s application for a signal to notice other top -level officials on the Huti insurgents in Yemen.

The White House collided with a backlash after the journalist was unintended to the group chat – where specific details of the strikes were discussed – in the commercial application.

The investigation is under the request of the Senate Armed Committee under the leadership of the Republicans.

The purpose of the probe is to determine whether the Minister of Defense and other employees of the policy department for using applications for discussion of the official business.

Performer Inspector General Stephen Stebins said in a letter to HEGST that the sentinel was also “revised the preservation of the classification and requirements of the records”.

The White House collided with many questions after the editor -in -chief of Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg was added to the signal chat in early March, in which Hugset discussed the exact terms of the planned strikes, as well as weapons packages and other details.

Democrats called on officials – including Hugset and National Security Advisers, Mike Waltz, who created a group chat – to resign for the incident.

The Trump administration supports the information that is shared in the chat.

In a letter to the General Inspector asks Hegset to name two points of contact for the investigation within five days, including one government officer who is familiar with the incident, as well as “member of the highest executive service or the General/Flag officer”.

The review will take place both in Washington and at the headquarters of the Central Command in Tampa, Florida, the letter said.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Prosecutor General Bondi said he knew about the Inspector General’s probe.

“These cases should be directed to me,” she said. “They didn’t hand me.”

On March 26, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Republican Roger Weacker and Democrat Rid Rid Rid, asked the Pentagon inspection to conduct the reports that were chatted by the signals, the policy of the Department of Defense on Non -Governmental Networks and the Recommendations for Action.

Senators said the signal scandal “raises issues of use of unclassified networks to discuss sensitive and classified information.”