The wife of the US defense secretary Pete Hegseth attended two meetings with foreign defense officials during which sensitive information was discussed, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.

The Journal’s report on Hegseth arrived late on Friday as he faced scrutiny for detailing plans of a military strike in a group chat on Signal, made public by a journalist at the Atlantic who had been added to the chat. Multiple Democrats have called for his resignation while a bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to the defense department calling for an inquiry into the group chat.

Hegseth’s wife, Jennifer Hegseth, has been present at two meetings where sensitive information was discussed, according to the Journal, citing multiple people who were present at the meetings or have knowledge of her presence at them.

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    he 100% tells her classified information in casual conversation at home.

    who knows who she shares it with after.

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      Why is she under more suspicion than him? He literally texted war plans to a journalist.

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        I don’t think that’s the point. The point is that Pete is sharing classified information with someone who doesn’t have clearances. “Who knows who she shared it with afterwards” is an indictment of Pete’s decision making and criminality, not an indictment of his wife. She could bear some responsibility, though, if she knowingly spread classified information after receiving it. But that is definitely the secondary point here.

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        because she’s had zero vetting and likely a prime target for foreign intelligence agencies.

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      It’s okay guys, my women know what will happen if they gossip ominously punches palm