Intelligence Officials Face a Fresh Round of Questions About Signal Leak

Intelligence Officials Face a Fresh Round of Questions About Signal Leak

Members of President Trump’s cabinet insisted at a House committee hearing on Wednesday that there was nothing wrong with using a consumer messaging app to discuss U.S. military plans to strike Houthi targets in Yemen. On Tuesday, the spy chiefs told the Senate that they did not believe any of their material, no classified “intelligence,” … Read more

Trump Downplays Signal Leak, Backing Waltz and Pointing Fingers at Journalist

Trump Downplays Signal Leak, Backing Waltz and Pointing Fingers at Journalist

President Trump characterized an extraordinary security breach as a minor transgression on Tuesday, insisting that top administration officials had not shared any classified information as they discussed secret military plans in a group chat that included the editor in chief of The Atlantic magazine. “So this was not classified,” Mr. Trump said during a meeting … Read more