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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 4th, 2025: Deadly Terror Attack Thwarted In Delaware & Signalgate Findings Released
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Mike Baker
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The 4th of December. Welcome to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. First up, a potential mass shooting is foiled. A Delaware student, a Pakistani immigrant was found with guns, body armor and a notebook outlining an attack tied to martyrdom will walk you through what investigators uncovered. Later in the show, the Pentagon inspector general finalizes his report on Signal Gate, the controversy over Secretary of War Pete Hegseth using Signal on his personal phone to discuss military strikes. We'll go through what the review found. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. We're starting things off with a disturbing story out of the US State of Delaware, one that authorities say could have ended in a deadly mass shooting if not for a simple traffic stop. According to police and newly filed federal court documents, a 25 year old university of Delaware student, Pakistani immigrant named Lukman Khan was arrested after officers discovered a car packed with weapons, tactical gear and a notebook outlining what appears to have been a detailed plan for an armed assault on the university's police department. Authorities described this as a planned attack and the evidence they've recovered so far backs that up. Inside Khan's vehicle, officers found a loaded handgun, extended magazines, a conversion kit that can turn a pistol into a semi, automatic rifle, body armor, binoculars and a laptop. They also found a notebook. And investigators say that the notebook contained hand drawn diagrams of the University of Delaware Police Department building, including labeled entry and exit points, notes on tactical movement and references to warfare techniques. One campus officer was reportedly named directly in the notebook. What stands out in those writings is a repeated theme martyrdom. Khan allegedly wrote about the desire to die a martyr, calling it one of the greatest things you can do. Now, we don't have all the details on his motivation yet. Authorities haven't established a full ideological profile. And this they're continuing, of course, to examine his digital history, his contacts, his background. The investigation is, of course, ongoing and facts are still being gathered. But after the arrest, investigators executed a search warrant on his Wilmington, Delaware residence. Inside, they found more weapons, including an AR style rifle, a second Glock handgun that had been illegally altered, numerous extended magazines, hollow point ammunition, military style gear, and another ballistic vest. According to prosecutors, none of the weapons were lawfully registered. What makes this even more chilling is how close the alleged plot may have been to being carried out. Police stumbled on Khan by accident. His truck was parked late at night in the closed public park. An officer approached the vehicle just because it looked suspicious. That's it. No intelligence tip. No alert from a family member. No warning sign from classmates. Just basic patrol work that stops something potentially catastrophic. Federal prosecutors have now charged Khan with illegal possession of a machine gun and unregistered firearms. And they say more charges are likely as investigators piece together the full picture of his intentions. For now, he remains in federal custody without bail. The University of Delaware says there is no ongoing threat to the campus. We'll continue following the case as as prosecutors release more information about Khan's background and motivations. All right, coming up next, the Pentagon's inspector general wraps up his long running review of Signal Gate. We'll look at the details and findings of the report. I'll be right back. Hey, Mike Baker here. 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Welcome back.
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Mike Baker
To the Afternoon Bulletin. We turn now to the Pentagon, where the Inspector General has wrapped up his long running review into what's become known as Signal Gate. Now, if you don't remember what Signal Gate was, it stemmed from earlier this year, springtime, when Secretary of War Pete Hegseth used the encrypted messaging app Signal on his personal phone to discuss details of US Military strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen with other members of the Trump administration. Those messages included timing windows for the strikes and sensitive operational notes. And it all went public after a journalist from the Atlantic was accidentally added to the group chat. That's what triggered the inspector general's investigation, and today we're getting the first real sense of what it found. According to reporting from AP and Reuters, the inspector general concluded that Hegseth did violate Pentagon policy by using an unsecured personal device and a commercial messaging app for war plan discussions. The report says that created an unnecessary and avoidable risk to U.S. personnel. Did it really take this long to come up with that conclusion? However, the report stopped short of accusing Hegseth of deliberately leaking classified information, and it acknowledges that the Secretary of War has broad declassification authority. But investigators say the method signal on a personal phone fell outside approved channels. Well, yeah, for handling anything related to military operations. Now, we should note we don't have the full report yet, only excerpts and descriptions from officials who have reviewed it. A redacted version is expected to be released publicly sometime soon, and that will help clarify what exactly the inspector general uncovered. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell not surprisingly, pushed back on the idea that Hegseth had exposed classified material, repeating what he said for months, that no classified information was shared in any of the SIGNAL chats. In responding to the inspector general's findings, Parnell framed the review as confirmation that the matter is settled, calling the case closed and saying the department considers the issue resolved. Nothing to see here. The White House appears to be taking a similar tone. President Trump is signaling confidence in his Secretary of War, telling advisers that he views the episode as a communications mistake, not a breach of loyalty or trust. For now, there's no indication that Exeth's position is in jeopardy. Still, the report underscores just how much damage a simple breach of protocol can cause. Even though signal is encrypted, it's not authorized for transmitting operational details, especially not from a personal device. And in this case, the accidental inclusion of a journalist in the group chat exposed war planning discussions that should never have been visible outside secure provided channels. Investigators also point out that senior leaders set the tone for the entire department. Of course they do. When the person at the top of the chain uses informal back channels to coordinate sensitive military activity, it encourages others to take similar shortcuts. And that, of course, can have obvious bad consequences for U S forces that are in harm's way. And that, my friends, is the PDB Afternoon bulletin for Thursday the 4th of December. Now if you have any questions or comments, please reach out to me at pdb@the firsttv.com and of course to listen to the show ad free. You can do that and you can do it very easily. Just become a premium member of the President's Daily brief by visiting PDB premium.com I'm Mike Baker and I'll be back tomorrow. Until then, stay informed, stay safe, stay cool.
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