GOP Rep. Turner: Clearly Subject of Military Details Discussed in the Signal Chat ‘Should Be Considered Classified Information’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT RADDATZ As ░░░░░░░░ the Republican reaction to ░░░░░░░░ signal group it has ░░░░░░░░ mostly muted Johnson I ░░░░░░░░ t think anyone should ░░░░░░░░ lost their job over ░░░░░░░░ because an errant number ░░░░░░░░ know found its way ░░░░░░░░ to a dialogue between ░░░░░░░░ SALAZAR It was a ░░░░░░░░ I m sure he ░░░░░░░░ it I m sure ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ cautious next time But ░░░░░░░░ him a pass The ░░░░░░░░ just started HAWLEY I ░░░░░░░░ to see what the ░░░░░░░░ deal is They re ░░░░░░░░ among themselves Kennedy This ░░░░░░░░ not going to lead ░░░░░░░░ the apocalypse And a ░░░░░░░░ was made It ll ░░░░░░░░ corrected But frankly most ░░░░░░░░ don t care RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ I m joined now ░░░░░░░░ Republican congressman Mike turner ░░░░░░░░ former chair of the ░░░░░░░░ intelligence committee who has ░░░░░░░░ called this very concerning ░░░░░░░░ heard what your colleagues ░░░░░░░░ the hill were saying ░░░░░░░░ it a big deal ░░░░░░░░ Well Martha thank you ░░░░░░░░ having me First off ░░░░░░░░ was a very successful ░░░░░░░░ and there were no ░░░░░░░░ to the operate itself ░░░░░░░░ oversight is working The ░░░░░░░░ Armed Services Committee on ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan basis requested an ░░░░░░░░ general investigation into this ░░░░░░░░ into the use of ░░░░░░░░ and to the issue ░░░░░░░░ whether or not classified ░░░░░░░░ was used the source ░░░░░░░░ the information in the ░░░░░░░░ discussion And that s ░░░░░░░░ important because it goes ░░░░░░░░ really the heart of ░░░░░░░░ source of the information ░░░░░░░░ really the inconsistency across ░░░░░░░░ as to the use ░░░░░░░░ signal and the appropriateness ░░░░░░░░ the use of signal ░░░░░░░░ Let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ what I asked senator ░░░░░░░░ do you think this ░░░░░░░░ of those messages particularly ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth sent were ░░░░░░░░ TURNER Well clearly the ░░░░░░░░ matter that s being ░░░░░░░░ the status of ongoing ░░░░░░░░ operations should be considered ░░░░░░░░ information and it s ░░░░░░░░ to find that in ░░░░░░░░ unclassified manner to find ░░░░░░░░ in this way is ░░░░░░░░ It is not however ░░░░░░░░ plans and The Atlantic ░░░░░░░░ Goldberg certainly RADDATZ It ░░░░░░░░ a word game in ░░░░░░░░ way They were attack ░░░░░░░░ He said when the ░░░░░░░░ 18s would launch TURNER ░░░░░░░░ were on discussions of ░░░░░░░░ military operations but in ░░░░░░░░ Atlantic and Goldberg really ░░░░░░░░ oversell they really did ░░░░░░░░ some credibility But beyond ░░░░░░░░ it does go to ░░░░░░░░ issue of whether or ░░░░░░░░ the White House has ░░░░░░░░ that there was no ░░░░░░░░ information being discussed and ░░░░░░░░ think it is surprising ░░░░░░░░ are struggling with the ░░░░░░░░ that s there because ░░░░░░░░ information really has at ░░░░░░░░ roots classified content RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ you would say it ░░░░░░░░ classified TURNER I would ░░░░░░░░ the White House perhaps ░░░░░░░░ being legalistic and the ░░░░░░░░ that are discussing this ░░░░░░░░ certainly have the ability ░░░░░░░░ declassify the information and ░░░░░░░░ they made the decision ░░░░░░░░ enter into a declassified ░░░░░░░░ it was perhaps declassified ░░░░░░░░ that s something RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth TURNER Perhaps And ░░░░░░░░ goes to the issue ░░░░░░░░ perhaps what we re ░░░░░░░░ to see in this ░░░░░░░░ general investigation that the ░░░░░░░░ Armed Services Committee has ░░░░░░░░ They ve actually asked ░░░░░░░░ look into the use ░░░░░░░░ signal across agencies but ░░░░░░░░ the source of this ░░░░░░░░ Was this information when ░░░░░░░░ was given to the ░░░░░░░░ classified in its nature ░░░░░░░░ was it given to ░░░░░░░░ And what decisions were ░░░░░░░░ It goes to the ░░░░░░░░ of judgment Was it ░░░░░░░░ when it was given ░░░░░░░░ them Did they declassify ░░░░░░░░ What decisions were made ░░░░░░░░ it have been used ░░░░░░░░ So you re saying ░░░░░░░░ is possible that Pete ░░░░░░░░ when he wrote those ░░░░░░░░ it was classified and ░░░░░░░░ since he said oh ░░░░░░░░ s not classified it ░░░░░░░░ been declassified TURNER It ░░░░░░░░ be within his authority ░░░░░░░░ the inspector general will ░░░░░░░░ at It goes to ░░░░░░░░ issue of judgment should ░░░░░░░░ have been discussed in ░░░░░░░░ signal content Now the ░░░░░░░░ of NSA and the ░░░░░░░░ front of the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ of the house in ░░░░░░░░ to representative Crowe s ░░░░░░░░ did indicate as you ░░░░░░░░ asked the question that ░░░░░░░░ is a vulnerable platform ░░░░░░░░ China and Russia have ░░░░░░░░ at times signal and ░░░░░░░░ are questions as to ░░░░░░░░ or not they would ░░░░░░░░ access to especially with ░░░░░░░░ number of people that ░░░░░░░░ there even if a ░░░░░░░░ hadn t accidentally been ░░░░░░░░ in it to have ░░░░░░░░ number of people and ░░░░░░░░ that type of conversation ░░░░░░░░ you do have to ░░░░░░░░ whether or not the ░░░░░░░░ would be vulnerable RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ you think there should ░░░░░░░░ some accountability and do ░░░░░░░░ have confidence in secretary ░░░░░░░░ and Mike waltz TURNER ░░░░░░░░ re incredibly important to ░░░░░░░░ national security And certainly ░░░░░░░░ were no there was ░░░░░░░░ impact on this operation ░░░░░░░░ was a great operation ░░░░░░░░ I think they re ░░░░░░░░ an excellent job I ░░░░░░░░ think the intelligence committees ░░░░░░░░ taking up this issue ░░░░░░░░ there will be a ░░░░░░░░ going forward whether signal ░░░░░░░░ be used and whether ░░░░░░░░ not these types of ░░░░░░░░ should occur RADDATZ Very ░░░░░░░░ do you think lives ░░░░░░░░ have been lost if ░░░░░░░░ had gotten into the ░░░░░░░░ hands as senator Warner ░░░░░░░░ TURNER This is one ░░░░░░░░ the discussions people will ░░░░░░░░ if signal should be ░░░░░░░░ It is a platform ░░░░░░░░ can be compromised I ░░░░░░░░ do not use signal ░░░░░░░░ of the fact that ░░░░░░░░ when they get into ░░░░░░░░ platform have an assumption ░░░░░░░░ privacy.”