The White House has said it is moving on from the recent controversy over the leak of war plans on commercial messaging app Signal.
It has now declared that the “case has been closed”;.
Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt on Monday, said that steps had been taken to ensure that the same scenario was not repeated in the future.
However, she did not elaborate on the measures.
Leavitt's statement appeared to end speculation that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who invited the journalist to the chat, and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, who shared the sensitive information, would be punished.
Democratic lawmaker Madeleine Dean had accused Republicans of showing a “weakness of thought”; by deflecting away from the “blunders”; of the so-called Signalgate controversy.
Dean wrote on social media: “The Trump Administration’s mishandling of sensitive military plans was a staggering failure.
“Republicans have devolved into ‘what-about-ism.’ It’s time for accountability. It’s time for answers.”;
