U.S. officials claim signal chat contains “no classified material”, so “Atlantic” releases more news
Trump officials are fighting for a response Signal group chat scandalclaiming that the group does not actually have classified information. In response, Atlantic More news has been postedbecause obviously it’s good.
The Trump administration accidentally texted a military plan to reporters. The White House said it was very good.
on Monday, Atlantic Editor-in-chief Jeffery Goldberg Encrypted messaging application A military attack is planned in Yemen. This gave journalists some insight into the sensitive information he claimed, “it is conceivable to use it to harm U.S. military and intelligence personnel.”
Therefore, one may expect the U.S. government to want to keep this information confidential. Obviously not.
Speech on the House Intelligence Committee TuesdayTulsi Gabbard, the director of the National Intelligence Agency and possible chat participant, denied that the information shared in the signaling group chat was classified, although it is not clear how Gabbard came to this conclusion because she also refused to confirm that she was even in the chat. Goldberg asserted in his article that a chat participant named “TG” appeared to be Gabbard.
“There is no classified material in signal chat,” Gabbard said.
“If there is no confidential material, please share it with the committee.” “You can’t go both ways.”
CIA Director John Ratcliffe does admit to being in signal chat, but the book is totally perfect.
“The first thing that happens when the signal I was identified as a CIA director was loaded on my computer was for most CIA officials,” Ratcliff told the committee. “Allowed to use [Signal] For the purpose of work, communication and coordination are conducted, provided that all decisions are also recorded through formal channels. ”
Of course, coordinating the office meeting and planning military bombings on foreign countries are two completely different beasts.
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Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-ill. , a copy of the signal chat was cited at a House Select Intelligence Committee hearing Wednesday.
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Ratcliffe, President Donald TrumpAnd confirm chat participants Secretary of Defense Pete Heggs National Security Advisor Michael Waltz also asserted that signal chats do not include confidential information.
Atlantic Apparently they will say what they are and will be published Wednesday morning More messages sent in signal chat. This includes a detailed, one-minute operational plan detailing the bombing of Yemen sent by Heggs on Saturday before the attack.
“The obvious interest in publicly disclosing the information Trump advisers contained in non-secure communication channels, especially as senior executives try to downplay the importance of sharing information,” Goldberg and other researchers wrote. Atlantic Reporter Shane Harris.
when The committee asked Gabbard about these new releases Late Wednesday, especially in light of her previous testimony She confirmed that she was in the signal chat But now she says she “does not remember the exact details of what was included there”. Rep. Jason Crow, in the Office of the Director of the National Intelligence Classification Guide, stated that “information that provides instructions or warning in advance that the United States or its allies are preparing for an attack” is classified as the top secret.
Interestingly, Rep. Jim Himes also questioned Gabbard xask if she thinks it is “responsible” [her] As head of the intelligence community and as the principal presidential intelligence advisor for the retweeting positions of Russian state media.
Waltz accuses of technical issues of adding Goldberg to signal chat
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Speech Fox News On Tuesday, Waltz admitted that the signaling incident was “embarrassing” and said he was “full responsibility” for security violations, but claimed that the messages were not classified information. He also continued to attack Goldberg’s credibility, accusing him of lying frequently and claiming that he doesn’t remember if he met a reporter. National Security Council (NSC) and other U.S. officials The signal chat has been confirmed to be true.
Walz said an investigation is underway to understand how security violations occur, apparently by Ministry of Government Efficiency (DOGE) The person in charge and Trump’s close adviser Elon Musk.
“I was just talking to Elon on the way here and we had the best technical thinking to study this situation,” Walz said.
former Fox News host Further denial, adding Goldberg’s contact information to his phone and pointing out how to get there would be part of the investigation. Walz claims that Goldberg’s phone number has been saved on his phone by someone else’s name, although he refuses to say who he thinks he added in the signal chat.
“Well, if you have someone else’s contact, then someone else’s contact, and then somehow get sucked in.”
Signal support page Note that the app’s contact list will show the signal users in the phone’s contact list, as well as the team you share with, users who have previously sent messages or have explicitly approved.
