John Brennan: Signal Group Chat Leak ‘Reflects the Inexperience of Pete Hegseth’

MENENDEZ Well it is ░░░░░░░░ trivial to underscore your ░░░░░░░░ there Peter It is ░░░░░░░░ a hoax Director Brennan ░░░░░░░░ mean they keep focusing ░░░░░░░░ this idea of how ░░░░░░░░ Goldberg got added to ░░░░░░░░ chat The point is ░░░░░░░░ they should not have ░░░░░░░░ conducting these types of ░░░░░░░░ on a platform like ░░░░░░░░ in the first place ░░░░░░░░ addition of Jeffrey Goldberg ░░░░░░░░ secondary to that The ░░░░░░░░ that you have headlines ░░░░░░░░ out you heard me ░░░░░░░░ them Canada Italy Australia ░░░░░░░░ allies are worried Our ░░░░░░░░ have been concerned If ░░░░░░░░ are the head of ░░░░░░░░ of those intelligence services ░░░░░░░░ are you thinking right ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Well I m ░░░░░░░░ that I m worried ░░░░░░░░ how my intelligence that ░░░░░░░░ might be sharing with ░░░░░░░░ United States intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ being handled But as ░░░░░░░░ points out I mean ░░░░░░░░ administration seems to be ░░░░░░░░ a deeper hole for ░░░░░░░░ here You know mistakes ░░░░░░░░ happen This is a ░░░░░░░░ mistake And I think ░░░░░░░░ reflects the inexperience of ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth in terms of ░░░░░░░░ he put on that ░░░░░░░░ But from the standpoint ░░░░░░░░ our foreign allies and ░░░░░░░░ I think they re ░░░░░░░░ at us with great ░░░░░░░░ because they already knew ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump has a ░░░░░░░░ of carelessly and recklessly ░░░░░░░░ classified information Now individuals ░░░░░░░░ are at the helm ░░░░░░░░ our national security structure ░░░░░░░░ including the National Security ░░░░░░░░ the fact that they ░░░░░░░░ t have the common ░░░░░░░░ to prevent something like ░░░░░░░░ from happening and then ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey Goldberg s name ░░░░░░░░ this chat makes it ░░░░░░░░ worse But I do ░░░░░░░░ it reflects a broader ░░░░░░░░ because as has been ░░░░░░░░ out we don t ░░░░░░░░ how extensive the discussions ░░░░░░░░ Signal have been whether ░░░░░░░░ not there are other ░░░░░░░░ related to Russia or ░░░░░░░░ Are we seeing just ░░░░░░░░ tip of the iceberg ░░░░░░░░ as far as this ░░░░░░░░ mission this military operation ░░░░░░░░ the Houthis was And ░░░░░░░░ I think there s ░░░░░░░░ lot of questions And ░░░░░░░░ that there s going ░░░░░░░░ be some investigations the ░░░░░░░░ of Defense Inspector General ░░░░░░░░ be able to look ░░░░░░░░ what the Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ and what the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ during this But I ░░░░░░░░ not believe the Inspector ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ access to any of ░░░░░░░░ information or any of ░░░░░░░░ systems and networks and ░░░░░░░░ within the National Security ░░░░░░░░ or the White House ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ to be a limited ░░░░░░░░ at this point unless ░░░░░░░░ White House really does ░░░░░░░░ know give provide access ░░░░░░░░ outsiders or responds to ░░░░░░░░ to make all of ░░░░░░░░ chats available and to ░░░░░░░░ them as government records ░░░░░░░░ Director Brennan talk me ░░░░░░░░ why that matters BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ it matters from the ░░░░░░░░ of you want to ░░░░░░░░ sure that there s ░░░░░░░░ to be a firm ░░░░░░░░ of all the actions ░░░░░░░░ the U S government ░░░░░░░░ taken And by those ░░░░░░░░ it looked as though ░░░░░░░░ was authorization given previous ░░░░░░░░ that chat commencing to ░░░░░░░░ this military operation And ░░░░░░░░ the vice president started ░░░░░░░░ debate whether or not ░░░░░░░░ was worthy to do ░░░░░░░░ or not And the ░░░░░░░░ for you know our ░░░░░░░░ with the Europeans and ░░░░░░░░ And so it just ░░░░░░░░ out of control And ░░░░░░░░ need to make sure ░░░░░░░░ you have those types ░░░░░░░░ records because in the ░░░░░░░░ that something does go ░░░░░░░░ in the future you ░░░░░░░░ have the appropriate review ░░░░░░░░ is done to be ░░░░░░░░ to correct mistakes and ░░░░░░░░ be able to ensure ░░░░░░░░ such mistakes don t ░░░░░░░░ again So I do ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ a lot more about ░░░░░░░░ but this is an ░░░░░░░░ that s not going ░░░░░░░░ go away And as ░░░░░░░░ said I think if ░░░░░░░░ White House acknowledges more ░░░░░░░░ wasn t just a ░░░░░░░░ that Jeffrey Goldberg s ░░░░░░░░ was added It was ░░░░░░░░ bad move from the ░░░░░░░░ of putting together this ░░░░░░░░ chat for principals to ░░░░░░░░ in detail a military ░░░░░░░░ that was still pending.”