Dem Rep. Gomez Claims He Asked if Hegseth Was Drunk During a Hearing Because ‘It Was on Top of [Mind] of a Lot of Constituents’

BERMAN All right some ░░░░░░░░ tense moments when a ░░░░░░░░ congressman pursued a certain ░░░░░░░░ of questioning with CIA ░░░░░░░░ John Ratcliffe about Defense ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth and his ░░░░░░░░ of sensitive attack plans ░░░░░░░░ starts GOMEZ To your ░░░░░░░░ do you know whether ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth had been drinking ░░░░░░░░ he leaked classified information ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ knowledge of Secretary Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ personal habits RATCLIFFE You ░░░░░░░░ no I m going ░░░░░░░░ answer that I think ░░░░░░░░ s an offensive line ░░░░░░░░ questioning The answer is ░░░░░░░░ I I find it ░░░░░░░░ that you want to ░░░░░░░░ Hey I yield back ░░░░░░░░ No I no I ░░░░░░░░ going to answer it ░░░░░░░░ This is my time ░░░░░░░░ You asked me a ░░░░░░░░ you want an answer ░░░░░░░░ Director director no listen ░░░░░░░░ s a yes or ░░░░░░░░ RATCLIFFE You don t ░░░░░░░░ to focus on the ░░░░░░░░ work that the CIA ░░░░░░░░ doing that the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ you want to talk ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk GOMEZ Director I ░░░░░░░░ my time Director I ░░░░░░░░ my time Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ And Congressman Jimmy Gomez ░░░░░░░░ California joins us now ░░░░░░░░ thanks for being with ░░░░░░░░ Why did you ask ░░░░░░░░ question GOMEZ Well I ░░░░░░░░ that question because it ░░░░░░░░ on top of a ░░░░░░░░ of constituents This is ░░░░░░░░ issue that was brought ░░░░░░░░ during the Secretary Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ confirmation hearing to an ░░░░░░░░ that he had to ░░░░░░░░ a promise not to ░░░░░░░░ if he was confirmed ░░░░░░░░ is a big deal ░░░░░░░░ ve never had a ░░░░░░░░ to not drink on ░░░░░░░░ job I don t ░░░░░░░░ you had to ever ░░░░░░░░ that promise That s ░░░░░░░░ that s obvious that ░░░░░░░░ don t do And ░░░░░░░░ s the fact The ░░░░░░░░ for him to put ░░░░░░░░ plans on a Signal ░░░░░░░░ that s not secure ░░░░░░░░ before the operation risks ░░░░░░░░ risks lives So one ░░░░░░░░ either don t know ░░░░░░░░ it s not a ░░░░░░░░ app two you don ░░░░░░░░ know that the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ Russians are on your ░░░░░░░░ three you don t ░░░░░░░░ or four somehow your ░░░░░░░░ were lowered and your ░░░░░░░░ making was compromised I ░░░░░░░░ need to try to ░░░░░░░░ out what s the ░░░░░░░░ because our men and ░░░░░░░░ deserve better BERMAN Well ░░░░░░░░ I think there are ░░░░░░░░ lot of questions about ░░░░░░░░ the Defense secretary felt ░░░░░░░░ posting such sensitive specific ░░░░░░░░ on Signal and whether ░░░░░░░░ is an appropriate place ░░░░░░░░ by anyone to post ░░░░░░░░ But you you had ░░░░░░░░ specific knowledge or even ░░░░░░░░ knowledge or a whiff ░░░░░░░░ the idea that he ░░░░░░░░ been drinking You were ░░░░░░░░ fishing there correct GOMEZ ░░░░░░░░ it was it was ░░░░░░░░ question that I want ░░░░░░░░ ask because what s ░░░░░░░░ on what happened doesn ░░░░░░░░ make sense at any ░░░░░░░░ They first denied that ░░░░░░░░ occurred Then they said ░░░░░░░░ it s not classified ░░░░░░░░ that wasn t released ░░░░░░░░ they all of a ░░░░░░░░ the screenshots of the ░░░░░░░░ were released So None ░░░░░░░░ this makes sense It ░░░░░░░░ t pass the smell ░░░░░░░░ They re trying to ░░░░░░░░ for Secretary Hegseth and ░░░░░░░░ s shameful They should ░░░░░░░░ be straight and stop ░░░░░░░░ to the American people.”