The mystery behind the addition of anti-Trump ‘journalist’ Jeffrey Goldberg to a classified Signal chat group has been unveiled. Previously, Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, claimed he was “mistakenly” included in a secure chat by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. This group discussed sensitive military operations against Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen, which Goldberg audaciously termed “war plans.”
Instead of exiting the conversation discreetly, Goldberg took it upon himself to capture screenshots and attempted to leak the operation. His actions were met with fierce backlash from Team Trump, who labeled him a liar and asserted that no war plans were ever mentioned. In an attempt to save face, Goldberg and his colleague Shane Harris went public with details of the military plans, inadvertently proving Trump’s team right as they referred to these operations as “attack plans.”
According to an exclusive report by the Guardian, the chain of events leading to Goldberg’s inclusion in the chat group began months earlier. It started with Goldberg himself, who had emailed the Trump campaign last October. His email was a probing inquiry regarding Trump’s alleged dismissive stance towards wounded soldiers. Notably, during the 2020 Presidential campaign, Goldberg authored a defamatory piece falsely accusing Trump of calling fallen soldiers “suckers and losers.”
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz was tasked with responding to this story, prompting Goldberg’s email to be forwarded to then-Trump spokesperson Brian Hughes. In a mishap, Hughes copied Goldberg’s phone number from the email into a text sent to Waltz. This led Waltz to mistakenly save Goldberg’s contact under Hughes’ name in his phone.
Waltz’s phone had saved Goldberg’s number as part of an unlikely series of events that started when Goldberg emailed the Trump campaign last October.
Three informed sources revealed that Goldberg’s email contents, including his signature block with his phone number, were forwarded to Waltz via Hughes to prepare for a story. Although Waltz never contacted Goldberg, he inadvertently saved Goldberg’s number under Hughes’ contact card, who is now the spokesperson for the National Security Council.
This bombshell revelation is unlikely to ease the scrutiny on Waltz and is likely to fuel demands for his dismissal. Further reports suggest Waltz and his aide might have used Gmail for communication, raising questions about his ties to Goldberg.
Moreover, it has emerged that Waltz’s team established at least 20 other Signal chat groups to deliberate on matters concerning Ukraine, China, Russia, and more. As this incident continues to unfold, it seems inevitable that accountability will soon be demanded, potentially implicating Waltz.
