A US judge has ordered President Donald Trump's administration to preserve messages sent on the Signal messaging app discussing attack plans against the Houthis in Yemen that became public after they were inadvertently shared with a journalist.
The order from US District Judge James Boasberg requires federal agencies to maintain all messages sent through Signal from March 11 until March 15.
The Atlantic magazine published the entire Signal chat on Wednesday. Its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg had been added to a discussion that included US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
A lawyer for the Trump administration earlier said federal agencies were already working to determine what records still existed so they could be preserved.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said no classified information was posted to the Signal chat.Â
Hegseth's spokesman, Sean Parnell, said in a statement "there were no classified materials or war plans shared. The Secretary was merely updating the group on a plan that was underway."
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