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White House Leak: Army Deployment Plans Spark Lawsuits
10/4/2025
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- A senior White House official leaked plans to deploy the Army's 82nd Airborne Division to Portland, discussed via Signal.
- Anthony Salisbury, deputy to Stephen Miller, shared sensitive details in Minnesota and coordinated with Patrick Weaver, adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who sought Trump's approval.
- Trump later sent 200 National Guard soldiers, triggering lawsuits from Oregon and Portland.
