Brennan: If They’re Using Signal for Classified Information, the Question Is What Other Sensitive Activities Have Been Put at Risk

Sanders How many more ░░░░░░░░ these Signal chats exist ░░░░░░░░ me now is former ░░░░░░░░ Director John Brennan MSNBC ░░░░░░░░ national security and intelligence ░░░░░░░░ Director Brennan let s ░░░░░░░░ there Senator Mark Kelly ░░░░░░░░ on our air today ░░░░░░░░ he also had questions ░░░░░░░░ other Signal chats I ░░░░░░░░ to play for you ░░░░░░░░ he had to say ░░░░░░░░ starts Kelly I m ░░░░░░░░ sure it was in ░░░░░░░░ open hearing but I ░░░░░░░░ if there were other ░░░░░░░░ chains with other principals ░░░░░░░░ the answer is yes ░░░░░░░░ is I also asked ░░░░░░░░ Have you gone through ░░░░░░░░ checked to make sure ░░░░░░░░ s no other random ░░░░░░░░ in there One of ░░░░░░░░ witnesses says they did ░░░░░░░░ other didn t So ░░░░░░░░ s the possibility that ░░░░░░░░ on other Signal chains ░░░░░░░░ there are other random ░░░░░░░░ that were included Clip ░░░░░░░░ Sanders Director Brennan is ░░░░░░░░ unusual one and two ░░░░░░░░ this dangerous BRENNAN Well ░░░░░░░░ Symone this is very ░░░░░░░░ and it seems to ░░░░░░░░ getting uglier by the ░░░░░░░░ if not by the ░░░░░░░░ in terms of what ░░░░░░░░ re learning And as ░░░░░░░░ Warner and as Congressman ░░░░░░░░ mentioned earlier it s ░░░░░░░░ exactly the extent to ░░░░░░░░ the Signal chat has ░░░░░░░░ used for other principal ░░░░░░░░ discussions This was a ░░░░░░░░ committee virtual meeting that ░░░░░░░░ held on Signal and ░░░░░░░░ was clear that they ░░░░░░░░ talking about a pending ░░░░░░░░ operation that really should ░░░░░░░░ been in top secret ░░░░░░░░ and communication networks But ░░░░░░░░ chose to use Signal ░░░░░░░░ Signal as pointed out ░░░░░░░░ encrypted when it s ░░░░░░░░ but it s not ░░░░░░░░ when it gets to ░░░░░░░░ s phone And just ░░░░░░░░ this instance here on ░░░░░░░░ and the Houthis the ░░░░░░░░ are the Houthis main ░░░░░░░░ sponsor The Iranians have ░░░░░░░░ sophisticated technical capabilities Maybe ░░░░░░░░ have compromised Jeffrey Goldberg ░░░░░░░░ phone or one of ░░░░░░░░ other principal s phones ░░░░░░░░ they would have had ░░░░░░░░ to this and it ░░░░░░░░ t have taken them ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ out to the Houthis ░░░░░░░░ say that U S ░░░░░░░░ and missiles are on ░░░░░░░░ way to batten down ░░░░░░░░ hatches but also put ░░░░░░░░ your air defense systems ░░░░░░░░ that you can in ░░░░░░░░ prevent a successful attack ░░░░░░░░ I think looking back ░░░░░░░░ it we re I ░░░░░░░░ we re all very ░░░░░░░░ that nothing like that ░░░░░░░░ But if they re ░░░░░░░░ Signal for regular communication ░░░░░░░░ includes classified information of ░░░░░░░░ sensitive nature there really ░░░░░░░░ a question of what ░░░░░░░░ sensitive programs or sensitive ░░░░░░░░ of a classified nature ░░░░░░░░ been put at risk.”