Waltz and at least one senior aide used the commercial email service to discuss sensitive government matters, The Washington Post reported.
The National Security Council (NSC) has provided clarification on reports about Mike Waltz and his staff using personal Gmail accounts for government communications.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is under fire again, this time for using her personal Gmail. What does this mean about the security of your account?
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz used his personal Gmail for government communications, sparking security concerns. Reports indicate he discussed military plans on his personal email, despite denying the use of Gmail for classified information.
Amid the backlash to the Trump administration’s use of the private messaging app Signal for sensitive U.S. military planning in Yemen, Politico reported Wednesday that national security adviser Mike Waltz’s team set up at least 20 such chats.
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The Gmail accounts were used to discuss “sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems relating to an ongoing conflict,” according to the Post, citing three unnamed government officials and emails reviewed firsthand by the newspaper.
Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Waltz had “created and hosted multiple other sensitive national-security conversations on Signal with cabinet members,” including chats centered around brokering a lasting peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.