Atlantic editor says he isn’t done reporting on the Yemen strike group chat he was added to
From CNN's Brian Stelter
The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg said he isn’t done reporting on the explosive Signal chat session between Trump officials that he first revealed yesterday.
When asked by CNN if he will release additional information about the group’s texts about the recent military strike in Yemen now that officials have claimed nothing in the chat was classified, Goldberg said, “I’m just continuing my reporting. More TK.” (TK is a journalist abbreviation for “to come.”)
Goldberg originally decided to withhold some of the details from the chat, including attacking targeting information shared by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, because he said the material was highly confidential and could endanger military personnel.
Hegseth has since claimed that “nobody was texting war plans,” and several administration officials have attacked Goldberg’s credibility, raising questions about whether he would reveal more of the chat’s contents.
Among other factors, Goldberg has to consider the legal ramifications of publication. As one of the reported members of the Signal chat group, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, recently stated in an unrelated matter, “any unauthorized release of classified information is a violation of the law and will be treated as such.”
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