Democrat grills Hegseth on whether he'll take 'accountability' for Signal chat once DOD IG report drops

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Thursday in a tense exchange over whether Hegseth improperly shared classified details about U.S. airstrikes against Houthi rebels.

In what was the sharpest line of questioning during a week of congressional hearings, Moulton pressed Hegseth to take "accountability" if it’s confirmed he disclosed sensitive operational timing on an unclassified chat app.

"When you texted the launch time for F-18s going into combat over enemy territory, facing anti-aircraft missiles, on an unclassified Signal chat – did that launch time come from Central Command? Yes or no?" demanded Moulton, a Marine Corps veteran. 

Hegseth declined to give a direct answer, stating that any communication from the secretary of defense is inherently classified.

"As you know, having served yourself, any way that the secretary of defens...