The Signal group chat scandal last month, when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive military information of U.S. strikes in Yemen with other Cabinet-level officials, caused an uproar as the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic was also included in the communications on the commercial messaging app. NBC News has now confirmed a second incident of Hegseth using the app on his personal phone to share some of that same sensitive information, but instead of with Cabinet-level officials, this group chat included his wife, brother, and personal attorney, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
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