US security officials use personal emails for work
The Washington Post reported that President Trump's senior security team used personal Gmail for work communications.
According to RIA Novosti on April 2, the Washington Post quoted a source saying that US President Donald Trump's national security team used a personal Gmail account to exchange work correspondence outside of the Signal Messenger application.
“Members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, including White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, conducted government business through personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post and interviews with three U.S. officials,” the Washington Post said.
It should be noted that Gmail, unlike Signal, has a less secure method of encrypting messages, which is another example of violating the principles of handling sensitive information.
“A senior aide to Mike Waltz used a commercial email service to exchange high-tech messages with colleagues at other government agencies about sensitive military locations and powerful weapons systems involved in an ongoing conflict,” the Washington Post added.
Earlier, on March 24, the White House confirmed an unprecedented security incident, when the editor-in-chief of a newspaper was invited into a chat group of senior government officials, including Vice President Vance, Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, to discuss plans for combating the Houthis in Yemen.
So far, President Donald Trump has said he has no plans to fire any administration officials over the scandal.
