Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, said he might consider sharing more details from a Signal group chat that he was accidentally added to by top U.S. officials. The chat reportedly contained secret war plans.
“I understand why people are reacting defensively,” Goldberg said in an interview with The Bulwark on Tuesday. “But I believe it’s important to take national security information seriously.”
On Monday, Goldberg published a report explaining how he was added to a group chat on the encrypted messaging app Signal. The chat included high-ranking U.S. intelligence and military officials and involved discussions about the government’s plans to attack Houthi targets in Yemen.
According to Goldberg, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent a message in the chat that included details about specific weapons, human targets, and other classified information. Goldberg left the chat after seeing the message and chose not to publish those details, saying he didn’t want to risk national security.
The White House has denied that any war plans were shared in the chat. Hegseth also denied the claims, calling Goldberg “a deceitful and discredited journalist who spreads false stories.”
Goldberg said he might look for a way to make some of the information public after careful review. “Maybe in the next few days, I’ll have a plan to have this material vetted,” he said. “But I’m not making any promises right now.”
During a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe stated that the Signal chat did not contain classified information.
