During Tuesday’s hearing, it took more than one hour for a lawmaker to bring up the Signal chat controversy. “We both know Signal is not an appropriate and secure means of communicating highly sensitive information,” he added. Waltz responded that the chat met the administration’s cybersecurity standards, that “no classified information was shared”, and that the military was still conducting an ongoing investigation. The New Jersey senator Cory Booker accused Waltz of lying about how a journalist was added to the chat. Hegseth shared the same information in another Signal chat that included family, but Trump has made clear Hegseth has his support.