Democrats call the group conversation of Trump intelligence officials “reckless, sloppy and striking”

Washington – Democrats grilled the leaders of the US intelligence organizations on Tuesday due to a high -level Trump officials’ security violation incorrectly included A journalist in a group is chatting about the US’s extremely sensitive plans to bomb the Houthi goals in Yemen.

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe emerged at the Senate Intelligence Committee to witness the global threats faced by the United States, but generally focused on the annual hearing, which focuses on the threats of China, Russia, Iran.

FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of the National Security Agency Gen. Timothy HOUDH and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant Gen. Jeffrey Kruse also appeared, but he received a few questions.

Senator Mark Warner from the committee of the Committee Virginia Virginia, referring to the discussion at the top of the hearing, called the intelligence authorities chatting with the encrypted messaging application signal, who did not think that none of them were involved.

“Is this the government devices? Was personal devices? Are the devices gathered to ensure that there was no malware?” Warner said in his opening words. He continued: “Our enemies have not been classified information showing that China and Russia are trying to enter the encryption systems such as signal.”

The use of Warner’s Gabbard and Ratcliff’s group conversation determines the tone of democrats at the hearing, reckless, sloppy and striking “in which he declares that an incredible Cavalier attitude against classified information is part of his pattern.

Group Chat Discussion

On Monday, Atlantic’s editor Jeffrey Goldberg announced that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected any war plan, although he rejected any war plans, he announced that he was added to a group of coded messaging application signal. According to Goldberg, the accounts that appear to be Gabbard and Ratcliffe joined the message thread.

Goldberg, President Trump’s National Security Advisor Mike Waltz in the group conversation, Ratcliffe’nin “real and existing intelligence operations can be interpreted in relation to” alleged information.

The National Security Council said on Monday that the message to the CBS News, the message, said that the issue “looks authentic”.

“If not classified, share the texts now”: Democrats Grill in Group Chat

Gabbard and Ratcliffe rejected that classified information was shared with Warner with a touchy change in the group conversation. Gabbard, faced by Warner, refused to tell if it was part of the conversation.

“Because are they all classified?” Warner said.

“This is currently being studied,” Gabbard replied.

“If not classified, share the texts now,” Warner said.

Ratcliffe confirmed that Warner was a participant in the message, but pushed back if the decision to use a signal to communicate was a security jump. Ratcliffe said Signal was on the CIA computer when he was approved as a director earlier this year.

“As for most CIA officers,” he added that the agency considered commercial practice as “permitable” for business use.

Ratcliffe confirmed that Warner was a participant in the message, but pushed back if the decision to use a signal to communicate was a security jump. Ratcliffe said Signal was on the CIA computer when he was approved as a director earlier this year. “As for most CIA officers,” he added that the agency considered commercial practice as “permitable” for business use.

“The senator may be allowed to communicate and coordinate for the business purposes given.

Ratcliffe later, New Mexico Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich’e, Cyber ​​Security and Infrastructure Security Agency “the senior officials to be targeted by the enemies of the” if possible to use the end -to -end -to -end encrypted applications, “he said.

Spy chiefs also rejected that the conversation contained information about arms packages, targets or timing of strikes, as Goldberg reported.

“Not because I’m aware, Rat Ratcliffe said, adding Gabbard’s” the same answer “.

However, Gabbard later said to Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, which he said was consistent with Ratcliffe’s remembering, “in general, a discussion about targets”. When asked that he could not talk about a weapon or weapon system, Gabbard said he did not remember “certain weapons systems were named”. Ratcliffe also said, “I don’t remember.” Both gave similar answers when asked for any words from timing or military units.

Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff from Georgia said that the timing of strikes was discussed by JD Vanceth and Hegseth, according to messages shared by Goldberg.

He continued: “They were discussing the timing of sending the air teams to the enemy airspace, is it true that they faced an air defense threat here?” Ossoff asked, when Ratcliffe did not respond directly, he repeated the question. “They’re talking about the timing of US air strikes, right?”

“Yes, Rat Ratcliffe said.

He continued: “And therefore the US air teams in the hostile airspace, right?” Ossoff said.

“Yes, Rat Ratcliffe said.

During the interrogation of Democratic Senator Ron Wyden from Oregon, both Ratcliffe and Gabbard refused to attend any signal group conversation in which classified information shared.

Gabbard told Wyden that there was no “objection” to cooperate with such control, and Ratcliffe said he would comply with any proceedings that the National Security Council deems appropriate.

Another hot moment, Colorado Democrat Sen. He came back and forth between Michael Bennet and Ratcliffe. Bennet asked if the CIA director was in Moscow when the group conversation was a part of Witkoff, according to Steve Witkoff’s ambassador to the Middle East of Mr. Trump. Ratcliffe said he wasn’t aware of Witkoff’s Russia. Flight data shows that Witkoff was in Russia During a part of the speech, the CBS News confirmed.

“This is a shame,” Bennet said. “You have to do better.”

Gabbard, Rhode Island Democrat Sen. He refused to tell Jack Reed to tell Jack Reed that he had been abroad during a part of the group chat discussions, but whether he used a job or personal phone for discussions, and referred to a review by the National Security Council.

Republicans say there are “unanswered questions” for a closed session

Republican Sens. Mike tours from South Dakota and Ted Budd from North Carolina said they wanted to address the violation in a closed session after the public hearing.

“It seems to me that there are some unanswered questions, Budd Budd said.