CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of Nationwide Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard answered questions from senators concerning the nationwide safety fiasco involving a gaggle chat within the encrypted messaging app Sign.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of Nationwide Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard answered questions from senators concerning the nationwide safety fiasco involving a gaggle chat within the encrypted messaging app Sign.
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Within the 24 hours since a bombshell Atlantic article, senators have grilled Trump administration intelligence officers — however there aren’t any indicators but that anybody concerned will face any repercussions. The article, by Jeffrey Goldberg, particulars how he was inadvertently added to a chat on Sign, the encrypted messaging app, the place key administration figures have been planning a U.S. bombing operation in Yemen.
NPR’s Ryan Lucas adopted a Senate Intelligence Committee listening to, the place CIA Director John Ratcliffe and the director of nationwide intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard testified that no labeled data was mentioned within the chat group. Democrats challenged that assertion.
And Willem Marx stories on response in European capitals. The Atlantic article included disparaging feedback about European allies from Vice President J.D. Vance and Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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