It gets better. Not only did these incompetent, clueless idiots do an obviously reckless, illegal thing using Signal to talk about highly secret stuff, but the DOD had WARNED everyone in a Department-wide email a week before not to . . . .
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These people do not take government work or any public sector work seriously. Like most of the GOP they think public sector work is beneath them, done by people who can't hack it in the private sector. This is what happens when you think it's all a big joke.
I truly hope this solidifies the US military’s resolve to NOT OBEY and indeed FIGHT these morons - call for Impeachment, invoke the 25th, sue for gross incompetence, throw the book at them. At the end of the day it’s gonna come down to who has more guns -the US military or the MAGA mob.
Time for the FBI to examine Hegseths’ computer and others in power for more non-secure communication. It is more than likely that this mode of communication is widespread in this administration and illegal. Just happened to inadvertently include an outsider this time.
why? to avoid transparency and, thereby, accountability. even if that was not the main reason (there's also negligence, delusions of grandeur, convenience, laziness...), that is such an evident "(co-)benefit" it must have crossed their minds.
We got two impeachment trials and an insurrection to prove that these people won't use government tools because it leaves a record of their criminality.
If I was a foreign leader, I would IMMEDIATELY stop ALL discussions with anyone from the US and cite security concerns. Off topic, but I would not allow Vance off the base in Greenland without a strip search in Immigrations. Of course, he might enjoy it....nevermind
along similar lines, i've also been wondering when we stop trading eggs and poultry w the us... citing bird flu and the evident lack of qualified personnel watching over it after mass firings.
Yes, this is so embarrassing, it's not the America I know. I didn't like Harris, but I voted for her because I knew Trump would be much worse. Both candidates were not great and 100 million just didn't vote. It's horrible, every day it's something new.
But it’s fine because according to Tulsi’s logic, if she didn’t recall it, it wasn’t really a problem. So if she didn’t recall the contents of the email, then it’s not really considered an insecure app.
And if it was on her personal phone then, free speech, amirite?
"Russian professional hacking groups are employing the ‘linked devices’ features to spy on encrypted conversations,” and noted that Google identified Russian hacking groups “targeting Signal Messenger to spy on persons of interest.”
I just can't get over how much reckless stuff is going on every day. A lucky break to catch this executive malfeasance, but it must be 'tip of iceberg' stuff. And Patel refuses to comment on whether it warrants investigation.
my “friend” said that one of the guys was literally in Russia at the time of this incident so likelihood that the kremlin has the contents of this signal chat is very high!
LET THAT SINK IN!!! HE WAS IN RUSSIA AT THE TIME! WHY!???????
I know anyone else would be immediately fired for leaking company secrets in the private sector. The Pentagon's warning should be submitted as evidence that they all knew exactly what they're doing. Not an "honest mistake" as the felon in chief calls it.
Well, they're so SMART you know. Another 3 years 10 months of this sh**show and entire destruction of the U.S.A. What can 'we the people' do? Congress enables it. Nobody is stopping it. Are we headed to civil war? https://act.moveon.org/survey/impeach
They don't care. It's no longer a legitimate democratic political party. It's an authoritarian coup. Coup # 2. They have zero fealty to the Constitution or American laws.
you are just upset bec they are keeping russia informed in an efficient way. forwarding every message to putin later, or having to write a daily report for the russian handlers would 1) be a waste of time and effort, and 2) cut into drinking time
These incompetent amateurs are trying to discredit the reporter for sneaking into the chat! How freaking secure is that? They used Signal because they didn’t want any of it documented! Shameless cowards and liars!
Somebody at DoD warned everyone in a department-wide email last week not to use Signal for official business. Has the author of that email been scapegoated and fired yet?
See Thom Hartmann’s post. They use it because it doesn’t retain data. These scumbags don’t want to leave a trail. Project 2025 (the new constitution) advised this.
It kinda makes you wonder who outsmarted who first. The old hard-core Republicans advancing policies and politicians for wealth and power no how stupid they were, or the Kremlin feeding them bought and paid for idiots to destroy the US
Considering how soft these guys have gone on Russia, I think it's obvious that this is intentional. They used a third-party app, with known vulnerabilities to Russian hackers. At the same time, Trump and his cabinet officials are incredibly sympathetic to Russia. Not a coincidence.
Watch for new appropriation of funds for fElon to get a new contract to create X - Fed, a platform that only they can use, with quad authorization so they can't fat-finger invites to outsiders. Of course, all their auths will be '1234' because they can't remember four separate passwords. /s
Congress: “They’re stealing ur private info”- OMG the Chinese app, Red Note. OMG the Chinese app,TikTok. We have to monitor ur info against them. Yet…. Where’s the OMG for Signal? Is it ok bc it’s the Russians who r stealing/given our info?
It's not unlikely the email was sent specifically because they knew these clowns were using Signal. After all, if Russia can hack into Signal chats, SO CAN WE.
I am really not all that surprised! During his first term, it was known that Trump used his personal phone all the time for sensitive convos. Hell, he hauled a truck load of classified documents (including SCI contingency plans) to his Mara Lago social club! Should we expect better from his toadies?
Accountability. Escaping it, that is. My understanding is that they used a service whose texts "erase" after so long, so that there is no evidence. Of course, if that's the case then they have an Achilles Heel that could be of greater significance.
This was not a mistake.
The compromised comm app (Signal) was highlighted by the NSA and communicated as such through a warning to these top cabinet members over a month ago. They knew. But this is how they can communicate our top secret intel with Russia 🇷🇺 and have plausible deniability.
Has anyone stopped to ask why there NEEDS to be a group chat for War plans tho lmao wtf what happened to TALKING TO PEOPLE to work shit out like grown ups
Why would they use it? Because they don't want to have to comply with the law and record these discussions. Least transparent administration ever, but they pretend it's the most.
Because Signal does not keep records of conversations. There is no trail to follow, so if the messaging is illegal, it’s difficult if not impossible to hold the culprits accountable. Unless they don’t wipe their phone or invite a strange phone number into the chat.
!ding! This is why. No paper trail. People should keep in mind that trump operates like a mob boss, never leaving evidence that can be traced back to him. His cabinet takes their cues from the top.
Oh, I get it. It was a free messaging app, they wanted to save the country a few dollars!
And the fact that they were warned a week before makes this not just stupidity of the highest order but a criminal act.
Because Trump’s clown car would rather risk a serious national security breach than have their plan officially recorded for archiving. The Trump Administration is the most unlawful and corrupt group of government officials in the history of our country. THEY ARE THE DEEP STATE!
🇺🇸💪🏼🇺🇸RESIST!🇺🇸💪🏼🇺🇸
Time for some heads to actually "explode" with a little help. Yes, I am calling for the deaths of both the president Musk and his babysitter,Donald "John" Trunp.
I wonder if the press hammering this is indication that maybe Dump has gone too far with his dismantling of civil society for some of the billionaire's comfort.
None of the Chatgate participants care what the nation wants, their only concerns are for what the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 tell them to do.
They all lied when they took the oath of office.
The reason is simple. The people Trump has picked are incompetent and corrupt. They lack integrity and the skills to do the job they were hired to do. Trump denies any knowledge and acts like the group chat on Signal was nothing to worry about. We all make mistakes.
They are following project 2025s mandate. Avoiding subpoenas and accountability by using untraceable apps to communicate. The traitors in congress are just helping, putting on a show, while the christian nationalist nutjobs take over and destroy everything thing that is good about our country.
"DOD? We ain't got no DOD. We don't need no DOD! We don't have to listen to any stinkin' DOD."— paraphrasing the bandits from Treasure of the Sierra Madre. After all these guys are stealing with force and deceit America from us aren't they? Why not treat them at least in thought as criminals.
Stupidity is the root cause of so many problems we are seeing with this administration that attempt to lie their way out. In doing so they just further expose their stupidity!!
Mr. Goldberg was not included by mistake. They intentionally added him to the call in an attempt to damage him and his publication. Their scheme has obviously backfired "hugely".
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We got two impeachment trials and an insurrection to prove that these people won't use government tools because it leaves a record of their criminality.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fnfc77cnucpox2jrjh54mt5n/post/3ll7qcit7bc2w
She spent 4 years doing the work of the Biden Administration in the U.S and abroad. The media just never covered her activities.
She is a lot more qualified than Mike Pence and JD Vance combined.
We will be lucky to survive 4 yrs of Tramp.
And if it was on her personal phone then, free speech, amirite?
This is a Trump Test for them - if they fail (stop lying) they will be fired, so they'd rather look like reckless fools to the whole world.
It’s a fucking self fulfilling prophecy with these clowns.
LET THAT SINK IN!!! HE WAS IN RUSSIA AT THE TIME! WHY!???????
Now we know who doesn't read
e-mails marked; "Important Read Immediately"
*"don't worry we'll fire whoever wrote the email"
sure
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Even if your own org made the rules!
The compromised comm app (Signal) was highlighted by the NSA and communicated as such through a warning to these top cabinet members over a month ago. They knew. But this is how they can communicate our top secret intel with Russia 🇷🇺 and have plausible deniability.
And the fact that they were warned a week before makes this not just stupidity of the highest order but a criminal act.
VP is not Vice President.
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🇺🇸💪🏼🇺🇸RESIST!🇺🇸💪🏼🇺🇸
https://web.archive.org/web/20250326135414/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/signal-group-chat-attack-plans-hegseth-goldberg/682176/
2. How long before they blame Biden (or Hillary or Obama) for this screwup? Similar to Trump’s stock-market crash. Just blame Biden is their go to!
Would you hire a known cybercrimer for handling PII?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/26/teen-doge-staff-cybercrime-ring
Nah.
They all lied when they took the oath of office.
But the GOP doesn’t go after their own so nothing will happen except the reporter will get threats.