Washington – National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe will return to Capitol Hill to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday Group Chat Senior Trump officials discussed sensitive plans to targets attacked in Yemen.
Gabbard and Ratcliffe will appear with FBI Director Kash Patel
Atlantic chief editor Jeffrey Goldberg accidentally joined a signaling group chat where Trump officials discussed details of highly sensitive operations on Yemen’s Houthi’s goal that could play a central role in the hearing.
Gabbard and Ratcliffe are both on the message thread, Baked by Democrats On the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday, there was a security violation. Both acknowledged to lawmakers that they were part of the chat while denying that the agency’s information was shared through commercial applications.
Shortly before the hearing began, the Atlantic released parts of the message thread, which had previously rejected denials that Trump officials believed the information had been classified. Newly released text shows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared operational details such as the aircraft to be used and the strike schedule.
“This is 31 minutes in the first U.S. fighter jet launch, and two hours and one minute, at the beginning of a period, the main target, expected to be killed by these U.S. aircraft, “target terrorists,” Goldberg wrote. “If someone receives this text in the interests of the U.S. (or just someone from Indiscreet) then Houthis will have time to prepare for an unexpected attack on their strongholds. The consequences for American pilots can be disastrous.”
President Trump said Tuesday he would “investigate” whether administration officials should continue to communicate using encrypted messaging apps, but to a large extent Dismissed The severity of the leak.
This week’s House and Senate hearings coincide with the release of the intelligence community’s annual threat assessment. This year’s 31-page report details the threats posed by foreign illegal drug actors, such as drug cartels in Mexico, Islamic extremists, China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
