By CHARLIE SPIERING, SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER, WASHINGTON, DC

Published: 12:29 BST, 2 April 2025 | Updated: 12:34 BST, 2 April 2025

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White House national security advisor Michael Waltz is under fire again for reportedly using his personal Gmail account to conduct government business. One of Waltz's senior aides also used Gmail to correspond with government colleagues, according to documents reviewed by the Washington Post and conversations with officials.

White House national security advisor Michael Waltz is under fire again for reportedly using his personal Gmail account to conduct government business. One of Waltz’s senior aides also used Gmail to correspond with government colleagues, according to documents reviewed by the Washington Post and conversations with officials.

lUsing his Gmail account, the Waltz aide conducted 'highly technical conversations' with other agencies 'involving sensitive military positions' and 'powerful weapons systems' the Post reported. A commercial Gmail account is not considered secure for government business, even worse than using the private encrypted Signal app.Using his Gmail account, the Waltz aide conducted 'highly technical conversations' with other agencies 'involving sensitive military positions' and 'powerful weapons systems' the Post reported. A commercial Gmail account is not considered secure for government business, even worse than using the private encrypted Signal app.

Using his Gmail account, the Waltz aide conducted ‘highly technical conversations’ with other agencies ‘involving sensitive military positions’ and ‘powerful weapons systems’ the Post reported. A commercial Gmail account is not considered secure for government business, even worse than using the private encrypted Signal app.

Waltz himself also received emails to his Gmail account, the officials told the Post, although the information was less sensitive. White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes pushed back against the report by noting he had seen no evidence of Waltz using his personal email.

Waltz himself also received emails to his Gmail account, the officials told the Post, although the information was less sensitive. White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes pushed back against the report by noting he had seen no evidence of Waltz using his personal email.

Hughes added that when 'legacy contacts' emailed him on his private account Waltz cc-d his government email address to comply with federal law. 'Waltz didn't and wouldn't send classified information on an open account,' Hughes told the Post.

Hughes added that when ‘legacy contacts’ emailed him on his private account Waltz cc-d his government email address to comply with federal law. ‘Waltz didn’t and wouldn’t send classified information on an open account,’ Hughes told the Post.

Waltz's use of Signal previously drew widespread condemnation from Democrats after journalist Jeffery Goldberg of The Atlantic magazine was mistakenly added to a group chat about a bombing operation of Houthi rebels in Syria. The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that Waltz also used Signal chats to discuss issues pertaining to Somalia and the Russian war in Ukraine, according to sources.

Waltz’s use of Signal previously drew widespread condemnation from Democrats after journalist Jeffery Goldberg of The Atlantic magazine was mistakenly added to a group chat about a bombing operation of Houthi rebels in Syria. The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that Waltz also used Signal chats to discuss issues pertaining to Somalia and the Russian war in Ukraine, according to sources.

Hughes did not return a DailyMail.com request for comment. Trump reportedly considered firing Waltz after the incident blew up in the media, but ultimately decided against it, unwilling to give Goldberg the satisfaction of successfully derailing his administration's agenda, according to reports.

Hughes did not return a DailyMail.com request for comment. Trump reportedly considered firing Waltz after the incident blew up in the media, but ultimately decided against it, unwilling to give Goldberg the satisfaction of successfully derailing his administration’s agenda, according to reports.

The White House team has tried to move on after the incident triggered a week of bad press for Trump. 'This case has been closed here at the White House as far as we are concerned,' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. The use of personal email is a longstanding prohibited practice for government officials in the executive branch, particularly on issues of national security.

The White House team has tried to move on after the incident triggered a week of bad press for Trump. ‘This case has been closed here at the White House as far as we are concerned,’ White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. The use of personal email is a longstanding prohibited practice for government officials in the executive branch, particularly on issues of national security.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was famously excoriated by Republicans for using a private email server to conduct government business and then deleted and erased copies of her emails. During Trump's first administration, his daughter Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were criticized by Democrats for using private messaging services like WhatsApp or private emails for official White House business.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was famously excoriated by Republicans for using a private email server to conduct government business and then deleted and erased copies of her emails. During Trump’s first administration, his daughter Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were criticized by Democrats for using private messaging services like WhatsApp or private emails for official White House business.

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