A report by the Pentagon's internal watchdog into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal could be made public this week, a source familiar with the matter told CBS News, months after Hegseth and several other top Trump administration officials accidentally included a journalist in a group chat on the messaging app to discuss strikes in Yemen.

A copy of the Pentagon inspector general's report has been sent to Congress, and a redacted and unclassified version is expected to be released to the public as early as Thursday, the source said.

Axios was first to report on the planned release.

The probe began eight months ago at the request of lawmakers. Acting Inspector General Steven Stebbins said in an April memo that his office was seeking to "determine the extent to which th

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