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That person also said the report concluded that Hegseth violated Pentagon policy by using his personal device for official business and it recommended better training for all Pentagon officials.
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Hegseth declined to sit for an interview with the Pentagon’s inspector general but provided a written statement, that person said.
He also did not admit fault following the Signal revelations, asserting that the information was unclassified.
Hegseth told Fox News Channel in April that what he shared over Signal was “informal, unclassified coordinations, for media coordinations and other things.”. »