Sen. Warner: Information Had Been Leaked from Top Trump Officials’ Signal Chat, American Lives Could Have Been Lost

RUSH TRANSCRIPT RADDATZ And ░░░░░░░░ me now to talk ░░░░░░░░ this is democratic senator ░░░░░░░░ Warner vice chair of ░░░░░░░░ Senate intelligence committee Good ░░░░░░░░ see you senator WARNER ░░░░░░░░ morning RADDATZ There have ░░░░░░░░ very strong denials from ░░░░░░░░ administration that there was ░░░░░░░░ classified So quite simply ░░░░░░░░ this classified information or ░░░░░░░░ WARNER Absolutely It was ░░░░░░░░ such a nature when ░░░░░░░░ are doing the actual ░░░░░░░░ plans and the timing ░░░░░░░░ type of aircraft were ░░░░░░░░ sent out If you ░░░░░░░░ been a traditional military ░░░░░░░░ or a CIA caseworker ░░░░░░░░ you were this sloppy ░░░░░░░░ careless with this classified ░░░░░░░░ you would be fired ░░░░░░░░ doubt about it RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ let s talk about ░░░░░░░░ though They keep saying ░░░░░░░░ was not classified and ░░░░░░░░ is the confusion there ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth have since ░░░░░░░░ it unclassified Do different ░░░░░░░░ have different classifications WARNER ░░░░░░░░ is no question regardless ░░░░░░░░ agency that this was ░░░░░░░░ And the point what ░░░░░░░░ wish Hegseth and those ░░░░░░░░ who are obfuscating giving ░░░░░░░░ the benefit of the ░░░░░░░░ I think they re ░░░░░░░░ about they should know ░░░░░░░░ is classified RADDATZ You ░░░░░░░░ every person who says ░░░░░░░░ is lying WARNER I ░░░░░░░░ there is no question ░░░░░░░░ you put out time ░░░░░░░░ place and I was ░░░░░░░░ down in Hampton roads ░░░░░░░░ did two big town ░░░░░░░░ Virginia Beach and Chesapeake ░░░░░░░░ were people in the ░░░░░░░░ hall who were either ░░░░░░░░ or relatives of folks ░░░░░░░░ were on The Truman ░░░░░░░░ Truman is the aircraft ░░░░░░░░ that s been deployed ░░░░░░░░ the mediterranean Those folks ░░░░░░░░ saying if their friends ░░░░░░░░ loved ones were flying ░░░░░░░░ jets and that information ░░░░░░░░ been released and the ░░░░░░░░ were able to change ░░░░░░░░ defensive posture we could ░░░░░░░░ lost American lives and ░░░░░░░░ in Hampton roads knows ░░░░░░░░ RADDATZ That s a ░░░░░░░░ military community WARNER It ░░░░░░░░ a big military community ░░░░░░░░ it insults the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ the American people when ░░░░░░░░ says oh no nothing ░░░░░░░░ here And remember again ░░░░░░░░ add to this this ░░░░░░░░ not a one off ░░░░░░░░ the first two weeks ░░░░░░░░ mistakenly gave up the ░░░░░░░░ about 200 CIA agents ░░░░░░░░ identities They can t ░░░░░░░░ deployed now In the ░░░░░░░░ thing the Musk boys ░░░░░░░░ out a list of ░░░░░░░░ Including on that was ░░░░░░░░ classified spot And then ░░░░░░░░ printed the whole budget ░░░░░░░░ head count of another ░░░░░░░░ These are all things ░░░░░░░░ are the sloppy careless ░░░░░░░░ RADDATZ I want to ░░░░░░░░ to this particular incident ░░░░░░░░ I want to talk ░░░░░░░░ the signal app in ░░░░░░░░ where this group chat ░░░░░░░░ This is what attorney ░░░░░░░░ Pam Bondi told Fox ░░░░░░░░ this week Let s ░░░░░░░░ WARNER I think signal ░░░░░░░░ a very safe way ░░░░░░░░ communicate I don t ░░░░░░░░ foreign adversaries are able ░░░░░░░░ hack signal as far ░░░░░░░░ I know RADDATZ Is ░░░░░░░░ true WARNER Signal is ░░░░░░░░ than your normal cell ░░░░░░░░ It is encrypted But ░░░░░░░░ miss Bondi had looked ░░░░░░░░ any of the guidance ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community which ░░░░░░░░ explicitly do not use ░░░░░░░░ for classified information RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ you use signal WARNER ░░░░░░░░ use signal to talk ░░░░░░░░ someone because it is ░░░░░░░░ I actually encourage people ░░░░░░░░ use signal But that ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean because ░░░░░░░░ s safer you can ░░░░░░░░ classified information as a ░░░░░░░░ of fact again if ░░░░░░░░ Bondi knew anything about ░░░░░░░░ job she would know ░░░░░░░░ we have reports of ░░░░░░░░ and Russia both trying ░░░░░░░░ break in to signal ░░░░░░░░ So you say you ░░░░░░░░ it because it s ░░░░░░░░ but what is it ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ you need to keep ░░░░░░░░ WARNER My personal conversations ░░░░░░░░ m sure your personal ░░░░░░░░ We know that after ░░░░░░░░ typhoon China can penetrate ░░░░░░░░ of those calls So ░░░░░░░░ on signal smarter yes ░░░░░░░░ it able to put ░░░░░░░░ information Absolutely not And ░░░░░░░░ a matter of fact ░░░░░░░░ of the things we ░░░░░░░░ been asking have we ░░░░░░░░ back the phones from ░░░░░░░░ individuals to make sure ░░░░░░░░ s not malware It ░░░░░░░░ be on your phone ░░░░░░░░ they have access even ░░░░░░░░ touching it RADDATZ And ░░░░░░░░ don t have information ░░░░░░░░ quickly if you can ░░░░░░░░ administration has been rightly ░░░░░░░░ critical of the Biden ░░░░░░░░ on the disastrous Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ but they have also ░░░░░░░░ about accountability There was ░░░░░░░░ accountability really in that ░░░░░░░░ WARNER Listen I thought ░░░░░░░░ withdrawal from Afghanistan was ░░░░░░░░ disaster I m first ░░░░░░░░ agree with that We ░░░░░░░░ a classic screw up ░░░░░░░░ here If there is ░░░░░░░░ accountability not only will ░░░░░░░░ military and the Intel ░░░░░░░░ say why are our ░░░░░░░░ not held to a ░░░░░░░░ standard And then our ░░░░░░░░ you ve read in ░░░░░░░░ reporting how upset the ░░░░░░░░ are based upon some ░░░░░░░░ their information.”