Top Trump aide in Signal chat was in Russia while the text stream was active—and just days after, the Pentagon warned of Russian hackers targeting the app

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Special envoy Steve Witkoff was scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 13, at the same time he was in an active Signal group of about a dozen U.S.officials.

According to a transcript of the texts shared by The Atlantic, Witkoff did not participate in the chat until after the attack, when he commented two prayer-hands emojis, a flexing-arm emoji, and two American-flag emojis in response to texts about the strikes hitting the intended targets.

The group also used a Signal feature that would disappear messages after a week, The Atlantic reported, which some experts said violated public record laws.

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