CIA -director John Ratcliffe The Signal chat texts published by the Atlantic Wednesday that reveal the so-called “attack plans” aimed at the Houthi rebels of Yemen prove that he “has not transferred classified information”.
Ratcliffe, speak during a Home Inflooring Committee Hearing about global threats, the legislators said “with regard to that article, I would also appreciate the possibility of informing the fact that I spent four hours yesterday on answering questions from senators as a result of that article that I had transferred classified information because there were hidden reports.”
“Those messages were unveiled today and revealed that I did not transfer a classified information, and that the reporter I don’t know, I think it intentionally intends to indicate that,” Ratcliffe continued. “That reporter also indicated that I had released the name of an undercover CIA agent in that signal chat. In fact, I had released the name of my staff chef who did not operate an undercover. That was deliberately false and misleading.”
“I used a suitable channel to communicate sensitive information. It was allowed to do this. I did not transfer any classified information. And at the end of the day the most important thing is that the mission was a remarkable success that everyone had to be focused on here, because that is what happened, not what could have happened,” he said.
Atlantic Reporter publishes more texts about attack on Houthi goals
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, CIA director John Ratcliffe and US Air Force Lt. General and director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Jeffrey Kruse attended a hearing of the Huis Intelligence Committee at about global threats on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Wednesday 26 March. (Reuters/Leah Millis)
In messages published on Wednesday, the Atlantic Hegseeth quoted in the Signal Group Text Chat “Team Update: Time Now (1144et): Weather is favorable. Just confirmed w/centcom We are a go for missionary. 1215ET: F-18S Launch (1st strike Package). 1345: ‘Trigger Package:’ 1st-1145: ‘” Trigger Package:’ 1345: ‘1345:’ Fack Stike Package. SO must be on time-known location is on time-known location is on time-known location is on a time-known location (MQ-9s), “Hegseeth apparently wrote in a screenshot of an SMS message that was released on Wednesday The Atlantic Ocean.
“1410: More F-15S Launch (2nd Strike Package). 1415: Strike Dones on Target (This is when the first bombs will definitely drop, pending earlier ‘trigger baseed’ targets). 1536 F-18 2nd strike startsched, first,” h Reportedly Continued, Before Adding “We are currently clean on Opsec (Operational Security)” and “Godspeed to Our Warriors.”
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard promised during a hearing from the Senate Committee on Tuesday that there was “no classified material” in the messages.
“My answer yesterday was based on my memory, whether the lack thereof about the details posted there. What was shared today reflects the fact that I was not immediately involved in that part of the signal chat and at the end answered the effects, the very short effects that the National Security Advisor had been asked,” said Gabbard then Wednesday.
“So it is your testimony that you had a signal chat less than two weeks ago with all this information about F-18s and MQ-9 Reapers and goals in strike. And you, in that two-week period, just forgot that there was your witness?” Jim Himes ranking, D-Conn. Asked her.
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CIA director John Ratcliffe, member of the center by director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, bears witness to the Senate Inline Committee holds his global hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Tuesday 25 March. (AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
“My testimony is that I did not remember the exact details of what was recorded there,” said Gabbard.
“That was not your testimony,” Himes replied. “Your testimony was that you were not aware of something related to weapons, packages, goals and timing.”
“As the testimony continued yesterday, there were still questions, with which I acknowledged, which I acknowledged that there was a conversation about weapons,” Gabbard said. “And I don’t remember the exact formulation I used, but I didn’t remember the specific details that were recorded.”
At one point in the Senae -Histing on Wednesday, Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said that there were “operational details” in the signal messages.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Onl., And Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo. State Secretary Pete Hegseeth About the leak.
Huisminheid leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, is one of the many Democrats that President Trump evokes to dismiss Defense Minister Pete Hegseeth, on the right. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
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“There can be no solutions. There can be no corrections until there is responsibility. And I call on the administration to continue accountability,” said Crow.
