Do you think that senior members of the Trump administration broke the law when they discussed highly sensitive military plans using an unclassified chat application in a group that inadvertently included a journalist?
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In March 2025, a journalist was added to a group chat on the messaging application Signal containing highly sensitive plans surrounding military advances and attack plans. Included in the group chat were Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as well as a number of other senior members of the Trump administration. Classified information such as what was included in the chat is forbidden to be discussed on such platforms, and thus has sparked considerable criticism surrounding the breach of national security.
According to a survey shortly after the story was published, almost half believed that the senior members in the chat broke the law in doing so.
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YouGov. (March 25, 2025). Do you think that senior members of the Trump administration broke the law when they discussed highly sensitive military plans using an unclassified chat application in a group that inadvertently included a journalist? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1608257/perceived-legality-trump-admin-using-signal-military-info-us/
YouGov. "Do you think that senior members of the Trump administration broke the law when they discussed highly sensitive military plans using an unclassified chat application in a group that inadvertently included a journalist?." Chart. March 25, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1608257/perceived-legality-trump-admin-using-signal-military-info-us/
YouGov. (2025). Do you think that senior members of the Trump administration broke the law when they discussed highly sensitive military plans using an unclassified chat application in a group that inadvertently included a journalist?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1608257/perceived-legality-trump-admin-using-signal-military-info-us/
YouGov. "Do You Think That Senior Members of The Trump Administration Broke The Law When They Discussed Highly Sensitive Military Plans Using An Unclassified Chat Application in a Group That Inadvertently Included a Journalist?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Mar 2025, /statistics/1608257/perceived-legality-trump-admin-using-signal-military-info-us/
YouGov, Do you think that senior members of the Trump administration broke the law when they discussed highly sensitive military plans using an unclassified chat application in a group that inadvertently included a journalist? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1608257/perceived-legality-trump-admin-using-signal-military-info-us/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Do you think that senior members of the Trump administration broke the law when they discussed highly sensitive military plans using an unclassified chat application in a group that inadvertently included a journalist? [Graph], YouGov, March 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1608257/perceived-legality-trump-admin-using-signal-military-info-us/
