Judge orders government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike

The Signal app is seen on a smartphone is seen on a mobile device screen Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Chicago. Kiichiro Sato/AP

Kiichiro Sato/AP

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen’s Houthis.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg barred administration officials from destroying messages that were sent over the encrypted messaging app Signal earlier this month.

A nonprofit watchdog, American Oversight, requested the order. A government attorney said the administration

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