Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had a special internet line installed in his Pentagon office in defiance of the Department of Defense's normal security protocols. Also, officials say Hegseth threatened to polygraph top military officers after information was leaked about his second Signal chat.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, two people familiar with the line told The Associated Press.