Signal App Is Pre-Installed on Government Devices, Gabbard Testifies

As Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard faced a second day of questioning regarding a leaked Trump administration text conversation about military strikes in Yemen, she testified that the Signal messaging app used in the chat “comes pre-installed on government devices.” Lawmakers have raised questions about the Signal app after The Atlantic’s Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported that he was inadvertently added to a text conversation among high-level Trump administration officials, in which they discussed U.S. plans to strike targets in Yemen. Throughout his initial March 24 article, Goldberg raised concerns that the top Trump administration officials had discussed sensitive operational details while appearing unaware that he had been looped into the conversation....