Tulsi Gabbard: ‘There Was No Classified Material that Was Shared in that Signal Chat’

WARNER Mr Chairman I ░░░░░░░░ be happy to take ░░░░░░░░ 13 seconds but I ░░░░░░░░ to go back to ░░░░░░░░ I addressed at the ░░░░░░░░ I mean this was ░░░░░░░░ only sloppy it not ░░░░░░░░ violated all procedures but ░░░░░░░░ this information had gotten ░░░░░░░░ American lives could have ░░░░░░░░ lost If Houthis had ░░░░░░░░ information they could reposition ░░░░░░░░ defensive systems So I ░░░░░░░░ to get a little ░░░░░░░░ information about this Director ░░░░░░░░ did you participate in ░░░░░░░░ group chat with the ░░░░░░░░ of defense and other ░░░░░░░░ senior officials discussing Yemen ░░░░░░░░ plans GABBARD Senator I ░░░░░░░░ t want to get ░░░░░░░░ WARNER Ma am did ░░░░░░░░ were you on you ░░░░░░░░ not going to be ░░░░░░░░ to address so are ░░░░░░░░ denying answer my question ░░░░░░░░ am You were not ░░░░░░░░ G on this group ░░░░░░░░ GABBARD I m not ░░░░░░░░ to get into the ░░░░░░░░ WARNER So you refuse ░░░░░░░░ acknowledge whether you were ░░░░░░░░ this group chat GABBARD ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ get into specifics WARNER ░░░░░░░░ are you not getting ░░░░░░░░ the specifics Is it ░░░░░░░░ it s all classified ░░░░░░░░ Because this is currently ░░░░░░░░ review by the national ░░░░░░░░ WARNER Because it s ░░░░░░░░ classified If it is ░░░░░░░░ classified share the texts ░░░░░░░░ GABBARD As the White ░░░░░░░░ previously stated WARNER Is ░░░░░░░░ classified or not classified ░░░░░░░░ on this text GABBARD ░░░░░░░░ can confirm WARNER Director ░░░░░░░░ were you on the ░░░░░░░░ chat RATCLIFFE Senator I ░░░░░░░░ on a Signal messaging ░░░░░░░░ WARNER So you were ░░░░░░░░ John Ratcliffe on that ░░░░░░░░ RATCLIFFE I was WARNER ░░░░░░░░ you Thank you RATCLIFFE ░░░░░░░░ I provide some context ░░░░░░░░ to that WARNER Yes ░░░░░░░░ I ve got a ░░░░░░░░ of questions RATCLIFFE I ░░░░░░░░ it s important because ░░░░░░░░ the outset you made ░░░░░░░░ about Signal messaging using ░░░░░░░░ apps So that we ░░░░░░░░ clear one of the ░░░░░░░░ things that happened when ░░░░░░░░ was confirmed as a ░░░░░░░░ director was Signal was ░░░░░░░░ onto my computer at ░░░░░░░░ CIA as it is ░░░░░░░░ most officers One of ░░░░░░░░ things that I was ░░░░░░░░ on very early senator ░░░░░░░░ by the CIA records ░░░░░░░░ folks about the use ░░░░░░░░ Signal as a permissible ░░░░░░░░ use It is That ░░░░░░░░ a practice that preceded ░░░░░░░░ current administration to the ░░░░░░░░ Administration WARNER Director Ratcliffe ░░░░░░░░ ve got a series ░░░░░░░░ questions If you are ░░░░░░░░ the statement that Signal ░░░░░░░░ a secure channel RATCLIFFE ░░░░░░░░ Can I answer that ░░░░░░░░ I ve got a ░░░░░░░░ of RATCLIFFE And encryption ░░░░░░░░ it is permissible to ░░░░░░░░ to communicate and coordinate ░░░░░░░░ work purposes provided provided ░░░░░░░░ that any decisions that ░░░░░░░░ made are also recorded ░░░░░░░░ formal channels So those ░░░░░░░░ procedures that were implemented ░░░░░░░░ staff implemented those processes ░░░░░░░░ those processes complied with ░░░░░░░░ those processes and finally ░░░░░░░░ please so my communications ░░░░░░░░ be clear in the ░░░░░░░░ message group were entirely ░░░░░░░░ and lawful and did ░░░░░░░░ include classified information WARNER ░░░░░░░░ will make that determination ░░░░░░░░ if it s not ░░░░░░░░ share the texts with ░░░░░░░░ committee You know let ░░░░░░░░ go on Director Gabbard ░░░░░░░░ are the security executive ░░░░░░░░ set access guide lines ░░░░░░░░ classified information Did you ░░░░░░░░ the defense secretary or ░░░░░░░░ after this specific military ░░░░░░░░ was put out and ░░░░░░░░ Hey we should be ░░░░░░░░ this in a SCIF ░░░░░░░░ There was no classified ░░░░░░░░ that was shared in ░░░░░░░░ Signal WARNER So if ░░░░░░░░ was no classified material ░░░░░░░░ it with the committee ░░░░░░░░ can t have it ░░░░░░░░ ways These are important ░░░░░░░░ This is our national ░░░░░░░░ Bobbing and weaving and ░░░░░░░░ to filibuster your answer ░░░░░░░░ please answer the question ░░░░░░░░ Gabbard if this was ░░░░░░░░ rank and file intelligence ░░░░░░░░ who did this kind ░░░░░░░░ careless behavior what would ░░░░░░░░ do with them GABBARD ░░░░░░░░ I will reiterate that ░░░░░░░░ was no classified material ░░░░░░░░ was shared WARNER If ░░░░░░░░ is no classified materials ░░░░░░░░ And then if there ░░░░░░░░ no classified materials you ░░░░░░░░ t even answer the ░░░░░░░░ whether you were on ░░░░░░░░ chat This is strangely ░░░░░░░░ and I think my ░░░░░░░░ will remember when you ░░░░░░░░ t answer the question ░░░░░░░░ Edward Snowden a traitor ░░░░░░░░ am I have serious ░░░░░░░░ about your anyway Director ░░░░░░░░ I will do this ░░░░░░░░ just 11 days ago ░░░░░░░░ unauthorized release of classified ░░░░░░░░ is a violation of ░░░░░░░░ law and will be ░░░░░░░░ as such So if ░░░░░░░░ information is classified what ░░░░░░░░ you going to do ░░░░░░░░ Senator two points here ░░░░░░░░ of all there s ░░░░░░░░ difference between inadvertent release ░░░░░░░░ WARNER careless and sloppy ░░░░░░░░ malicious leaks of classified ░░░░░░░░ Second point is there ░░░░░░░░ no classified information that ░░░░░░░░ on the Signal group ░░░░░░░░ WARNER And this committee ░░░░░░░░ get that information Director ░░░░░░░░ my time is about ░░░░░░░░ and I m going ░░░░░░░░ use my 12 seconds ░░░░░░░░ inaudible Director Patel has ░░░░░░░░ FBI launched any investigation ░░░░░░░░ this PATEL Senator I ░░░░░░░░ just briefed about it ░░░░░░░░ last night and this ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ update WARNER I would ░░░░░░░░ to get an answer ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░