Dem Rep. Gomez Asks Intel Chiefs if Pete Hegseth Was Drunk When He Shared Classified Info

GOMEZ To your knowledge ░░░░░░░░ you know whether Pete ░░░░░░░░ had been drinking before ░░░░░░░░ leaked classified information GABBARD ░░░░░░░░ don t have any ░░░░░░░░ of Secretary Hegseth s ░░░░░░░░ habits GOMEZ Director Ratcliffe ░░░░░░░░ question Yes or no ░░░░░░░░ You know no I ░░░░░░░░ going to answer that ░░░░░░░░ think that s an ░░░░░░░░ line of questioning The ░░░░░░░░ is no I I ░░░░░░░░ it interesting that you ░░░░░░░░ to GOMEZ Hey I ░░░░░░░░ back RATCLIFFE No I ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ it GOMEZ This is ░░░░░░░░ time RATCLIFFE You asked ░░░░░░░░ a question you want ░░░░░░░░ answer GOMEZ Director director ░░░░░░░░ listen it s a ░░░░░░░░ or no RATCLIFFE You ░░░░░░░░ t want to focus ░░░░░░░░ the good work that ░░░░░░░░ CIA is doing that ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community you want ░░░░░░░░ talk about crosstalk GOMEZ ░░░░░░░░ I reclaim my time ░░░░░░░░ I reclaim my time ░░░░░░░░ have huge respect for ░░░░░░░░ CIA huge respect for ░░░░░░░░ men and women in ░░░░░░░░ but this was a ░░░░░░░░ that s on the ░░░░░░░░ of minds of every ░░░░░░░░ right He stood in ░░░░░░░░ of a podium in ░░░░░░░░ holding a drink So ░░░░░░░░ course we want to ░░░░░░░░ if his performance is ░░░░░░░░ If you re people ░░░░░░░░ asking if General Austin ░░░░░░░░ compromised because of a ░░░░░░░░ issue I think RATCLIFFE ░░░░░░░░ his performance compromised because ░░░░░░░░ a successful strike GOMEZ ░░░░░░░░ yield back Mister I ░░░░░░░░ my I reclaim my ░░░░░░░░ RATCLIFFE You want to ░░░░░░░░ about accepting responsibility GOMEZ ░░░░░░░░ reclaim my time I ░░░░░░░░ my time Mr Chairman ░░░░░░░░ me ask crosstalk RATCLIFFE ░░░░░░░░ you think he should ░░░░░░░░ responsibility for a successful ░░░░░░░░ to make Americans safer ░░░░░░░░ want to focus on ░░░░░░░░ I reclaim my time.”