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The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

More fallout from the Signal leak controversy as Trump calls it a "witch hunt"

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

NBC News

Politics, Washington, News, President, Policy, Government, Senate, Congress, Msnbc

4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The Atlantic publishes the group chat messages its editor-in-chief was accidentally included on that show details about a military strike on Yemen. Plus, Trump praises Pete Hegseth, calling the leak controversy a "witch hunt". And, Mallory McMorrow joins us to talk about why it's time for a new generation to take on Trump. Kevin Baron, Col. Jack Jacobs, Jeff Mason, Reed Galen, Amy McGrath, and Barbara McQuade join The 11th Hour this Wednesday.

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0:00.0

Tonight, the Signal Group Chat scandal continues to grow with new texts from the Defense Secretary

0:07.0

showing details about weapons and timing for a military strike on Yemen.

0:12.3

Then the president praises Pete Hexeth calling the League controversy a witch hunt, plus the Michigan

0:18.3

Democrat who says it is time for a new generation to take on Trump.

0:22.2

Mallory McMurrow joins me as the 11th hour gets underway this Wednesday night.

0:33.6

Good evening, everyone. I'm Ayman Moheddin in for Stephanie Rule. It is day 66 of the second Trump administration.

0:40.8

And two days ago, we learned that a journalist was invited into a group chat with Trump officials that included details of a military strike on Yemen.

0:49.6

Today, the Atlantic magazine published the full signal chat. so people can read it for themselves and judge

0:55.4

for themselves. Peter Alexander has the details.

1:00.1

Tonight's Secret No More, the reporter who was mistakenly added to that group chat with top

1:04.8

Trump national security officials releasing what he says are all of the messages exchanged.

1:10.0

Among them, this from Defense Secretary

1:11.9

Pete Hegsef, sent just 30 minutes before the U.S. struck Houthi targets in Yemen on March 15th,

1:18.6

detailing exact times and the weapons to be used. Heggseth writing at 1144 a.m. just confirmed

1:25.4

with Sencom, we are a go-for for mission launch, previewing that at 1215,

1:30.3

F-18's launch, the first strike package. At 145, strike drones launch, 2.10, more F-18's launch,

1:38.2

and writing that five minutes later is when the first bombs will definitely drop.

1:43.4

Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg releasing them after he says multiple officials

1:47.7

said no classified information was sent on the encrypted commercial app signal.

1:52.3

If the timing of a combat mission, an imminently launched combat mission is not sensitive government information. I simply don't know what is.

2:07.0

Well, today, House Democrats had their chance to grill Trump's intelligence officials about

2:11.6

the incident. This text message is clearly classified information.

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