{"id":2415491,"date":"2025-03-26T11:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T15:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-suspects-innocent-staffer-may-have-been-at-fault-for-signal-chat-leak-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T11:28:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T15:28:48","slug":"trump-suspects-innocent-staffer-may-have-been-at-fault-for-signal-chat-leak-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-suspects-innocent-staffer-may-have-been-at-fault-for-signal-chat-leak-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump suspects \u2018innocent staffer\u2019 may have been at fault for Signal chat leak &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-suspects-innocent-staffer-may-have-been-at-fault-for-signal-chat-leak-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2415491&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview, President Donald Trump suggested that a &#8220;very innocent staffer&#8221; might be responsible for the leak of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">signal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orthodox-jews-slam-new-amazon-prime-regulations\/\" title=\"Orthodox Jews Slam New Amazon Prime Regulations\">group chat<\/a><\/a> that had caused controversy within his administration. The chat, which reportedly included messages from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and discussions about military strikes against Houthi targets, was highlighted in a report by *The Atlantic*. Trump speculated that journalist jeffrey Goldberg could have inadvertently gained access through a staffer, asserting that the source of the leak would be identified soon. Trump also criticized Goldberg as a &#8220;sleezebag&#8221; for being included in the chat and described the leak as having no significant impact on operations. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed the report as a &#8220;hoax&#8221; from a known Trump critic.Additionally, Trump reiterated his claims about the integrity of the 2020 election during the interview.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump suspects &lsquo;innocent staffer&rsquo; may have been at fault for Signal chat leak<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2074699\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> suggested that a &ldquo;very innocent staffer&rdquo; may have been the source of the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3359101\/trump-loves-signal-mike-waltz-no-harm-no-foul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Signal group chat<\/a>, which has rocked the administration this week.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Atlantic<\/em> released a report on Wednesday in which editor-in-chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3359139\/reporter-jeffrey-goldberg-publishes-details-signal-group-chat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jeffrey Goldberg included messages in the chat from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth<\/a> and the timeline for strikes planned against Houthi targets. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-of-state-blinken-says-iran-doesnt-seem-to-be-serious-about-compliance-with-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Secy. of State Blinken says Iran \u2018doesn\u2019t seem to be serious\u2019 about compliance with nuclear deal\">president predicted<\/a> an answer to who added Goldberg to the group chat could be found on Wednesday and suggested that Goldberg may have gotten into the chat &ldquo;with a staffer&rdquo; by accident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3359195\/jasmine-crockett-greg-abbott-hot-wheels-busing-migrants-social-media\/\">Crockett liked posts calling Abbott &#8216;Hot Wheels&#8217; before he started busing migrants, despite her explanation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3359294\/judge-boasberg-signal-case\/\">Judge Boasberg, who halted Trump&rsquo;s deportations, assigned to Signal case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3359244\/supreme-court-upholds-ghost-guns-rule\/\">Supreme Court upholds Biden-era ATF rule for &#8216;ghost guns&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Maybe Goldberg found a way, maybe there&rsquo;s a staffer, maybe there&rsquo;s a very innocent staffer, but I think we&rsquo;ll get to the bottom of it very quickly, and it&rsquo;s really not a big deal,&rdquo; Trump said on <em>The VINCE Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rumble\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v6p0ksw\/?pub=4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump also said that it is &ldquo;bizarre&rdquo; how a &ldquo;sleezebag&rdquo; like Goldberg got added to the chat to begin with, adding that it is &ldquo;too bad&rdquo; his magazine got a boost in attention through this leak. Additionally, he argued the leak had no effect on the administration&rsquo;s attack on Houthi targets.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Waltz, Trump&rsquo;s national security adviser, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3358978\/waltz-suggests-goldberg-hacked-signal-signal-chat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">suggested that Goldberg found a way to &ldquo;deliberately&rdquo; enter this Signal chat<\/a>. He also said he &ldquo;never met&rdquo; Goldberg and that he &ldquo;wouldn&rsquo;t know him if I bumped into him,&rdquo; though Goldberg has said he met Waltz a few years ago at two events.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3359073\/trump-chaos-competence-controversial-signal-group-chat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP, CHAOS, COMPETENCE, AND A CONTROVERSIAL SIGNAL GROUP CHAT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> has also rebuked the <em>Atlantic&rsquo;s<\/em> piece, calling it &ldquo;another hoax written by a Trump-hater who is well-known for his sensationalist spin.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Atlantic has conceded: these were NOT &ldquo;war plans.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>This entire story was another hoax written by a Trump-hater who is well-known for his sensationalist spin. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/atGrDd2ymr\">pic.twitter.com\/atGrDd2ymr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec\/status\/1904875629612331123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>During his new interview, Trump also detailed his administration&rsquo;s decision <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3358669\/trump-declassify-crossfire-hurricane-russia-fbi-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">to declassify the Crossfire Hurricane investigation<\/a>, saying that people will see for themselves how the 2020 election was &ldquo;very corrupt&rdquo; while reiterating his claim that he won the election against then-Presidential candidate Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2074699\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2074699\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump believes an &#8216;innocent staffer&#8217; 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