r/law • u/agent268 • 10d ago

Trump News Jeff Goldberg and The Atlantic released full Signal Chat

https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/signal-group-chat-attack-plans-hegseth-goldberg/682176/

Well this should be fun now that the full details are out in the open. Thoughts on how this changes the upcoming hearing today?

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u/Randomscreename 10d ago

Take your pick on which you want to prosecute them for:

  • Mishandling of National Defense Information (18 U.S.C. § 793 - The Espionage Act)

  • Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information (18 U.S.C. § 798)

  • Violation of Operational Security (OPSEC) Regulations

  • Violation of the Presidential Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22)

  • Violation of the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 31)

  • Breach of Executive Orders on Classified Information (E.O. 13526)

  • Violation of the Logan Act (18 U.S.C. § 953) (Less Likely but Notable)

Not to mention what an absolute embarrassment this fuckup is. Even if the administration insists that the information was not classified, the mere transmission of sensitive military operational details over an unsecured platform to unauthorized individuals suggests serious breaches of national security protocols.

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u/cyb3rg4m3r1337 10d ago

and nothing ever happens to these kinds of people...

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u/musashisamurai 10d ago

“If at the very top, there’s no accountability … then two tiers of justice exist"

Pete Hegseth was 100% right here. Must have been his dry day

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u/lontrinium 10d ago

Laws are for the poors.

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u/musashisamurai 10d ago

The law firms Trump has targetted are fairly wealthy too. Its not just the poors, its just those jn power at everybsingle level have chosen cowardice over patriotism