A member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence demanded firings Wednesday after the publication of a full transcript of texts of war plans sent by top government officials in an insecure Signal channel.
The chat, which included Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, among others — was littered with apparently classified details two hours before a military attack in Yemen. Inadvertently added to the chat was Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg.
President Donald Trump’s team then argued the details were classified. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made that statement on oath in front of a Senate committee on Tuesday.
But the transcript revealed extremely sensitive details of the upcoming attack.
“Clearly these folk have been caught in a huge lie,” said committee member Rep. Chrissy Houlihan (D-PA).
“We knew it was a lie because we knew that the reporter had spoken about what was included in these text messages, which was weapon systems, which was targeting, which was timing.
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“... How much more specific can you get in terms of things that would absolutely be classified information on a channel that they absolutely know, are willfully aware, is not a communication channel that they should be allowed to share this sort of information on?
“Heads should roll. People should be fired. Frankly, people should have resigned long ago. I served in the military, had a sci clearance, and had I done something as stupid as this and as irresponsible as this, i would be walking into my commanding officer and resigning long ago.”
