Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Source: msn/WaPo
Members of President Donald Trumps National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post and interviews with three U.S. officials.
The use of Gmail, a far less secure method of communication than the encrypted messaging app Signal, is the latest example of questionable data security practices by top national security officials already under fire for the mistaken inclusion of a journalist in a group chat about high-level planning for military operations in Yemen.
A senior Waltz aide used the commercial email service for highly technical conversations with colleagues at other government agencies involving sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems relating to an ongoing conflict, according to emails reviewed by The Post. While the NSC official used his Gmail account, his interagency colleagues used government-issued accounts, headers from the email correspondence show.
Waltz has had less sensitive, but potentially exploitable information sent to his Gmail, such as his schedule and other work documents, said officials, who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe what they viewed as problematic handling of information. The officials said Waltz would sometimes copy and paste from his schedule into Signal to coordinate meetings and discussions.
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Sneederbunk
(17,212 posts)And he's our National Security Advisor?
dchill
(42,660 posts)Grim Chieftain
(1,136 posts)No, he's not right in the head.
SomewhereInTheMiddle
(607 posts)Idiot (him not you)!
riversedge
(79,196 posts)Here's a gift link 😁 anyone who wants to read the article @ThatCat_TC
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Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Trumps national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his teams operational security are piling up in the inbox.
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April 1, 2025 at 3:44 p.m. EDT23 minutes ago
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National security adviser Michael Waltz, center, explains how a reporter ended up on a group Signal chat among top officials discussing a U.S. air attack on Yemens Houthis. (John McDonnell/For The Washington Post)
By John Hudson
Members of President Donald Trumps National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post and interviews with three U.S. officials.
The use of Gmail, a far less secure method of communication than the encrypted messaging app Signal, is the latest example of questionable data security practices by top national security officials already under fire for the mistaken inclusion of a journalist in a group chat about high-level planning for military operations in Yemen.
A senior Waltz aide used the commercial email service for highly technical conversations with colleagues at other government agencies involving sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems relating to an ongoing conflict, according to emails reviewed by The Post. While the NSC official used his Gmail account, his interagency colleagues used government-issued accounts, headers from the email correspondence show........................
IronLionZion
(50,730 posts)This is the meritocracy of best and brightest super geniuses America has to offer. You can trust these guys with all your classified intel.
"We are currently clean on OPSEC,"
Dr. T
(497 posts)idiocracy, but meritocracy works. If only the stupid orange guy hadn't canceled DEI, we might not be where we are.
Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)SergeStorms
(19,906 posts)IronLionZion
(50,730 posts)they might be trying to avoid official records of sketchy stuff.
jmowreader
(52,870 posts)They are trying to avoid official records of ANY stuff. They did the same shit in Trumps first term.
Shipwack
(2,974 posts)Mandatory or not. He's just that entitled. "How many people can a security briefing kill? ZERO! Only bullets are useful in war! It's namby-pamby rules like cybersecurity (probably invented by a woke lesbian) that has sapped the vital essences of our men!"
[Sir, this is a Wendys]
Anyway, you're probably correct that it's just one more way they are trying to avoid accountability.
MLWR
(748 posts)I guess IOKIYAR. What a bunch of colossal HYPOCRITES.
still-prayin4rain
(522 posts)Mountain Mule
(1,174 posts)Earlier today MSNBC showed clips of Hegseth giving Hillary hell, Also clips of Mike Waltz excoriating Hillary.
Needless to say, these clips will never see.the light of day when it comes to Fox.
suegeo
(3,097 posts)Do the American nazis know their job is to protect American lives? Civilians, military. Allies? Do we have allies anymore?
Also, the cost of equipment that could get destroyed. Millions gone because the clowns are fucking everything up? Shouldn't they be making things more efficient, less costly?
American lives and property are not a game, bruh.
MayReasonRule
(4,008 posts)central scrutinizer
(12,648 posts)Hell, Vladimir is probably bcced.
PhilG
(44 posts)usonian
(23,304 posts)And devices to remove his head from his ass (or someone else's)
I WAS JOKING when I created this.

But not these.


Scubamatt
(249 posts)If only there wasn't a double standard in this country . . .
Skittles
(169,245 posts)800 congressional hours spent on Hillary's emails
TygrBright
(21,277 posts)sueh
(1,932 posts)Crooked Michael!
DingleBerryNW
(69 posts)They might as well use .swisscheese email.
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RockRaven
(18,626 posts)Mark.b2
(718 posts)the assumption should be its primary purpose is to evade FOIA. How many times do these idiot politicians and bureaucrats have to be told this is wrong?
And Signal is 5x worse!
Karasu
(2,003 posts)But we all know what this administration is going to do.