Trump backs Waltz, reviewing Signal app use after chat leak

NSA Michael Waltz, who has come under intense scrutiny for his role in the disclosure, said that security experts and legal officials were reviewing the incident

- Bloomberg

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said his administration was investigating the addition of a journalist to a text group of top officials discussing plans for military strikes in Yemen, but expressed support for national security adviser Michael Waltz.

Yet even as Trump announced the inquiry on Tuesday, he suggested procedures might not change in the aftermath of the incident.

"We look at everything," Trump said, adding that his team would examine "if people are able to break into a system."

"I always say you have to learn from every experience," he added. But, Trump said, he did not believe that the disclosures demanded a criminal investigation — or even necessarily a directive banning the use of Signal, the encrypted messaging chat app used by the officials, despite concerns over security and record-retention laws.