Witkoff joining in from Moscow using a commercial app is practically giving #Putler direct insights into US-attack planning, personnel, assets and packages. #stopTheMadness and #saveTheUS from the #lunaticInChief and his incompetent gang.
If these senior members of the government have testified under oath that there was no classified information, the journalist should be free to publish the part of the chat that he assumed would be too sensitive to reveal.
Wouldn’t these officials be in contempt once the highly sensitive information Goldberg left out of his article is revealed behind closed door hearings to those with the proper clearance?
The danger in that is potentially revealing sources and/or putting troops at risk. The journalist made the right call in not printing the info. But he can provide it directly to Congress, I'd think.
Do we have any Republican ( or zealots as I like to refer to them) speaking out about this major fuck up ? What about the current occupant of the big white dwelling, “duh I don’t know anything about this “ or project 2025 , or….. # clueless in DC
And if they don't want the journalist publicizing all the texts because it's 'classified', then they're lying when they said that none of this stuff in the text was classified. It either is or it isn't.
But it can't be shared, but they might not have been on the thread at all, but even if they were, the problem was that a journalist was on there, not that they were on their personal phones on an unsecured app. The "but her emails" and "intelligence leaks lead to firings" crowd are sure quiet.
You know that, and I know that. I'm not disagreeing. Merely pointing out the untenable position they have put themselves in. If it's classified, they all should be in deep doo doo. If it's not classified, as they have all said, then no harm in publishing. 👇
She wouldn't admit to being on the chat, yet knew what was in it, yet can't talk about it because it is being looked at, but it wasn't classified. She also claimed she didn't know DoD policy. The Pentagon had just said don't use Signal, it was not a sanctioned app, these people make us less safe!
“An extraordinary breach of U.S. security is stunning security and intelligence veterans, after a journalist was added to a Trump administration group chat on Signal, where senior leaders discussed plans for a military strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen…”
These idiots think they can lie to people that actually can reason through things ….. just because this tactic works with their base doesn’t mean it will work with critical thinkers.
Oh yes they can!
"Character matters" when it came to Clinton, but "he's chosen of God!" when it came to Trump.
"Deficits matter!" when we are out of power, but "no they don't!" when we are in power.
I could go on.
Those leaks have the potential to affect the security of all Americans. Was someone in setting up that call half in the bag! America deserves an answer to that question.
Just arrest them now. They screwed up royally and are sitting here in front of a congressionsl panel lying their asses off. They should have been arrested yesterday.
By whom?
The only arresting authority is DOJ. An organization wholly controlled by Putin.
I mean, Trump.
I mean, Musk.
I mean, ...
Uhhhhhh,
Do we even know?
How DO they keep track of all of these lies?!?
Is it a Musk software program, set up for sheer volume? Does AI churn them out for them?
It’s a torrent of lawless gaslighting…😡
It's very hot in China now. Could this prompt them to take action that effects our national security? Did DNI watch project 2025 training film to eliminate all references to climate from all government reports
Warner you are a pussy...You need to meet them at their level and call them liars and incompetent morons straight to their faces...I mean look at Gabbard, she's laughing in your face, couldn't even be bothered...c'mon grow a spine!
Wasn't it also the hypocrites of this MAGA clan who wanted to lock up Hillary Clinton because she used a private email account? OK, in that case, everyone very loudly: "Look them up! Lock them up! Lock them up!..." 📣
Trump like using his pardon pen to give criminals a free ride. And not only will NSA reissue a bulletin I would bet Pete will declassify the information with a predated letter.
This clown show of an administration will be the first in history needing to issue pardons for their top level cabinet officials within the first 100 days and every 100 days thereafter, because of the sheer audacity and level of their corruption, criminality, and inept idiocy.
That's exactly why he hasn't though, because he's not a traitor and he knows the truth of what happened. And also because he knows the brownshirts will come for him if he does.
You HYPOCRITES!! It was definitely classified information.
STOP GASLIGHTING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. We can see what you’re doing. We are smart and know exactly what is happening. Start owning up to your messes and get rid of the Republican that is not up to their responsibilities of protecting USA.
Such lying sacks of shit! Gabbard looked like a deer in the headlights and Radcliffe is just a smarmy, self serving, lying piece of garbage! How is anybody in the world supposed to trust these people, and by extension, the US.
Now that Gabbard and Ratcliffe have denied to Congress that any of the info shared on the Signal chat was classified, can Goldberg release the info he received to prove them liars? Or would Goldberg open himself to criminal charges?
Maybe the case of the Pentagon Papers is a good comparison here. Daniel Ellsberg, who took the documents and showed them to reporter Neil Sheehan, was charged under the Espionage Act. Sheehan, who copied the documents, which were published in the NY Times, was not.
Donny says he wasn’t there (golfing?) so didn’t know about it. Ratcliff says the Atlantic magazine has been against trump. Gabbard claims the type of phone she used is under audit. “It was a mistake,” said republicans.
He was hot today. Also, How is it that you don't remember what was said on the Signal Chat, yet none provided a copy of the transcript. Was that a Republican decision? A lot of time was wasted with "I don't know" & "I can't recall". I thought I was back at an impeachment hearing for a few minutes!
Expose this and don’t let up. We deserve due diligence. Our military deserves the dirty details and assurances that it won’t happen again. There HAS to be consequences. People must be fired. Do not let them sidestep this. History will show these times and how we reacted. Get tough. Do not cave.
Democrats should have one message and NEVER stop harping on it. Hold pressers at least twice a day. Send all the best at media to do interviews relentlessly. Please call your members of Congress, write letters to the press demanding action. We can’t let this go.
At a certain point, Gabbard and Ratcliffe appeared to shift to throwing Hegseth under the bus regarding the status of what was discussed on the chat. 🙂
The only answer that has it both ways is "It wasn't classified, but legally it should have been." He basically admitted that out loud, because there are no consequences.
Hire a Fox News weekend host and you get Fox News weekend host performance. Secretary of Defense is not a place for cartoony alpha males to learn a new skill.
Just a thought... MAGA is adamant that MERIT be the measure by which a person is qualified for their role. With this collosal, disgraceful, embarrassment, and traitoress act, do those on this chat line MERIT the need to continue their jobs? Does this MERIT the idea that they could keep America SAFE!
Well, we haven't prioritized (and in fact demonized) good education for the masses, our voter turn out is abysmal and we haven't fought The Citizens' United ruling in worthwhile ways. We've been too busy with Kardashia and Sportball and yeah, social media. We've lackadaised ourselves into shit.
Now I'm wondering how capitalism can make the firing squad even less humane the way it has prisons and lethan injection 🤔
Like watching the squad try to unjam their rifles while you slowly bleed from your stomach from the one that did hit.
After listening to all these republicans on this Hegseth security breach, these top security officials will continue to use SIGNAL discussing classified material. IRAN , RUSSIA, and CHINA are definitely listening.
These stupid ass Republican idiots are going to get us all killed.
That is literally the point. They can't just start killing us in the streets. Not right away, at least. They want a population of starving, stupid, slaves and soldiers. So what if we can't buy their shit. The world will, after some rebranding or outright extortion. It is a feature not a bug.
It's clear Trump has directed them to deny and deflect onto issues they're 'winning' on..
Talk about the border, fentanyl and illegal immigrants... all the puppets are currently on Fox and CNN parrotting the same spiel when asked to speak on the national security breach
Of course it is.
Other questions: How many times have you met this way? Who in the cabinet communicates this way? On which phones? Where were you when texting? Where are they stored? How was Hegseth’s data uploaded? They WANT to talk about if it’s classified. So talk about anything but that. DRILL
What were the good people of Hawaii thinking to have ever elected someone like Gabbard to the US Senate? We all need to demand that Russian influence is removed from our government.
Oof. I wanted to believe she at least started as a Dem and then just got bought by Russia. But you might be right. Might have been an asset the whole time.
I think she enlisted in the army specifically to build a resume for politics. She fooled the people of Hawaii when she ran for congress but they figured it out before the rest of us did. The bigger question is why did the Army reserve keep her when it became clear what she was?
Gabbard is the DNI and appointed by the president. Prior to that she was in office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021 as a congressional representive for Hawaii's 2nd District.
I stand corrected. A former congresswoman, not a senator. But still a Russian asset in the Krasnov administration. Working to betray America every day.
This type of sensitive information is protected for good reasons. The military has to trust that our security isn't compromised. It can cost missions and lives. For the GOP to say it's no big deal tells me they are either incompetent or don't care. Someone needs to ask them which one it is.
The are having it both ways because they know it is impossible to hold them accountable if they hold steadfast to opposing and shifting excuses. How do you attack that in court?
If these people can’t recall what they talked about in a war plan meeting they had just a couple days ago, then they are not the right people to be planning wars.
The character of Maggots include being two-faced, talk out of both sides of their mouths, never big enough to admin when they're wrong, and are a scourge on American soil. Call in the exterminators, we have a major pest problem that is sinking our NATIONAL SECURITY!
Bc they can. Most media are Right Wing & will keep telling pretty lies re: the T admin & ugly lies re: Dems.
This happens if a nation is immersed in lies that lead voters to elect ppl like T. Inevitable, not shocking. Pp don't want to believe propaganda works, that
Our elections were rigged they planned it and they succeeded. They don't want democracy and even gloated about their successful theft of an administration.
No but I've been smelling the rott and following from day one. It's why I got banned from tiktok before going down. People had their hypothesis each getting deleted by the platform. There is a lot of evidence just in the results F students don't just Ace.
They act like people who know that so long as they don't say anything Trump will keep them. They don't care about the people, or what is proper.....its all about keeping on with Trump.
German media called them "teenager party" for a reason.
Disgruntled teenagers playing at being adults and really really important and messing that up as their room.
So. Bidens fault, but they got security in place, there was no classified information provided, but cannot provide any info on it (because none of it was saved of course, that is the reason they're using it)
That's easily countered -- most of the departments on my ship use Signal for departmental coordination. But a) on personal devices, and b) our traffic mainly consists of teeing up which bars people are at to in foreign ports, not attack plans on Yemen.
The witness should have been given a copy of the reporter’s transcript and a SECRET stamp. “Either read it to the room or stamp it, you are under oath.”
Lots of bluster from the left, too bad nothing will come of it and the rapist will deflect to some other idiotic takeover that the media will eat up like the sheep they are
“As a matter of fact, we *can* have it both ways!”
Are there any adults in some room somewhere who will say “That’s enough” and put a stop to this? Because it’s going to keep getting worse until someone does.
Luckily Mr. Goldberg has stated he recognizes releasing more specific data could put assets in the field in danger, so he isn't. Congress needs to get on this. This can't be the only instance of trying an end run around records requirements.
Goldberg is a good guy, I think they have everything they need. Was hoping they could press them to tell the truth or see how far & long they'd lie. Since they're digging, let them dig their own holes. They've threatened & intimated enough people. The game needs to be done. Lock them all up,
Anyone else notice that the POTUS wasn’t on the Signal chat? But the VP was? Was Trump aware, or could he not be bothered with details? Is Trump in charge?
These aren't serious people & when they are in power it means America is not a serious country. Keep electing Republicans, continue the downfall in credibility & influence of the United States of America.
When he came off the plane last night his guard had to catch him keeping him from falling down. She asks him an important question his first response was to laugh? Then blame the reporter, then a babbling word salad. Hmmm hammered perhaps?
Every major principle natl security on that call. Two in foreign countries on either personal or private phones, not communicating on skiffs. Our airmen were in the air. It is incomprehensible incompetence. Breathtakingly ignorant & likely not the 1st time. Americans demand accountability. Fire him.
How do you “mistakenly “ add a reporters address bringing them in to the chat? “National Security Advisor Mike Waltz had mistakenly added Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg”
That’s the thing I don’t think of at first, they were actually in the air ready to let loose. In the time this went out they could have easily moved and perhaps had the weapons made to take down jets. It’s nuts. But not one thing will happen, you
Tulsi just testified that there was no classified info exchanged in the Signal text group. So . . . @theathletic.bsky.social go ahead and publish it (with the CIA agent’s name redacted)
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maybe this summer he will wear some shades!
Reminds me of Katie Porter.
Be fun to see what the threat of that will do to the republicans who keep claiming it wasn't classified.
A third grader could answer that question.
Imagine if our Republicans weren’t fu-KKK-ing traitors!!!
IMPEACH TRUMP!!
It’s time to remove him and these idiots.
"Character matters" when it came to Clinton, but "he's chosen of God!" when it came to Trump.
"Deficits matter!" when we are out of power, but "no they don't!" when we are in power.
I could go on.
Disgusting.
MAGAs are incredibly stupid to support pathological liars.
The only arresting authority is DOJ. An organization wholly controlled by Putin.
I mean, Trump.
I mean, Musk.
I mean, ...
Uhhhhhh,
Do we even know?
Is it a Musk software program, set up for sheer volume? Does AI churn them out for them?
It’s a torrent of lawless gaslighting…😡
“It was part of full transparency and cleaning up the swamp.
PS: But her emails…”
It's a mass manipulation tactic.
'false equivalency' is what made Trump president.
Lie, lie, lie
#leak #signal #hegseth #war #musk #ssa #socialsecurity #trump
The distraction is not seeing battles through.
Keep up the fight on every front.
Give NO ground.
Their competence is limited. And their plans are not particularly adaptable.
Expect more circus.
"Inadvertently" disclosing Classified Information on a non-government platform IS NOT necessarily a Crime.
One Guess as to what This Administration WILL claim?
And If This Works...
STOP GASLIGHTING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. We can see what you’re doing. We are smart and know exactly what is happening. Start owning up to your messes and get rid of the Republican that is not up to their responsibilities of protecting USA.
I assume that is a 'yes'.
😄👍
I got it right. I get a cookie.
The Atlantic then has a go to print it all?
Our intelligence leaders' intelligence officials integrity is now completely questionable.
https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/jack-teixeira-guilty-plea-discord-leaks-national-security/
11-16 years for a newbie so for their level... short drop quick stop?
Like watching the squad try to unjam their rifles while you slowly bleed from your stomach from the one that did hit.
These stupid ass Republican idiots are going to get us all killed.
WTF
Talk about the border, fentanyl and illegal immigrants... all the puppets are currently on Fox and CNN parrotting the same spiel when asked to speak on the national security breach
On social media is beyond me.
Other questions: How many times have you met this way? Who in the cabinet communicates this way? On which phones? Where were you when texting? Where are they stored? How was Hegseth’s data uploaded? They WANT to talk about if it’s classified. So talk about anything but that. DRILL
This administration is a joke
It's a bit sassy about who it communciates with
It's happening again and again; when will we stop this regime???
https://apple.news/AMt0KaMCzSeuT46TZDS5w1Q
But they just care about staying in power.
This happens if a nation is immersed in lies that lead voters to elect ppl like T. Inevitable, not shocking. Pp don't want to believe propaganda works, that
https://upine.medium.com/disinformation-about-disinformation-most-people-dont-want-to-believe-propaganda-works-3980264a6093
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLT4HTjaBsA
Disgruntled teenagers playing at being adults and really really important and messing that up as their room.
Under Biden the economy is everything, under Trump 'it doesn't matter'
With Clinton it's 'her emails' under Trump it's a mere nothing
“As a matter of fact, we *can* have it both ways!”
Are there any adults in some room somewhere who will say “That’s enough” and put a stop to this? Because it’s going to keep getting worse until someone does.