Ken Dilanian: Using Signal for Classified Information Is ‘Forbidden’

LEMIRE For more on ░░░░░░░░ let s bring in ░░░░░░░░ News Justice and Intelligence ░░░░░░░░ Ken Dilanian Ken let ░░░░░░░░ start right there I ░░░░░░░░ you ve been covering ░░░░░░░░ of the fallout of ░░░░░░░░ It does seem at ░░░░░░░░ for now that Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ a pass you know ░░░░░░░░ as some have acknowledged ░░░░░░░░ that this was his ░░░░░░░░ greater in many ways ░░░░░░░░ what Waltz did Waltz ░░░░░░░░ getting more scrutiny But ░░░░░░░░ to us about how ░░░░░░░░ is being perceived there ░░░░░░░░ Washington What s the ░░░░░░░░ This story now has ░░░░░░░░ a second week with ░░░░░░░░ signs of abating DILANIAN ░░░░░░░░ s right Jonathan I ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey Goldberg captured why ░░░░░░░░ is breaking in He ░░░░░░░░ the term farcical This ░░░░░░░░ why it s breaking ░░░░░░░░ This is why it ░░░░░░░░ on Saturday Night Live ░░░░░░░░ the administration is just ░░░░░░░░ telling the truth about ░░░░░░░░ so obviously about the ░░░░░░░░ details including the fact ░░░░░░░░ Mike Waltz obviously knows ░░░░░░░░ Goldberg And you re ░░░░░░░░ right In national security ░░░░░░░░ the original sin is ░░░░░░░░ as by the Defense ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth He s ░░░░░░░░ one that put the ░░░░░░░░ plans initially on this ░░░░░░░░ group He s the ░░░░░░░░ that put the most ░░░░░░░░ what obviously was classified ░░░░░░░░ in these group chats ░░░░░░░░ Mike Waltz also put ░░░░░░░░ really significant information now ░░░░░░░░ we ve learned includes ░░░░░░░░ from Israeli intelligence And ░░░░░░░░ Israelis are now really ░░░░░░░░ about this And look ░░░░░░░░ ve seen some Republican ░░░░░░░░ James Lankford of Oklahoma ░░░░░░░░ the latest over the ░░░░░░░░ calling for an investigation ░░░░░░░░ But the executive Branch ░░░░░░░░ is just saying nothing ░░░░░░░░ see here The Attorney ░░░░░░░░ Pam Bondi last week ░░░░░░░░ about this made clear ░░░░░░░░ she has no interest ░░░░░░░░ investigating this and in ░░░░░░░░ pivoted to defending it ░░░░░░░░ it s breaking through ░░░░░░░░ it s farcical But ░░░░░░░░ you said it s ░░░░░░░░ because military families and ░░░░░░░░ who deals with classified ░░░░░░░░ knows that this was ░░░░░░░░ horrific mistake Whatever the ░░░░░░░░ was two mistakes adding ░░░░░░░░ journalist obviously even if ░░░░░░░░ was inadvertent but using ░░░░░░░░ to convey what was ░░░░░░░░ classified information even though ░░░░░░░░ think it s encrypted ░░░░░░░░ foreign intelligence agencies can ░░░░░░░░ get access to it ░░░░░░░░ is forbidden Intelligence employees ░░░░░░░░ told you can use ░░░░░░░░ for some things but ░░░░░░░░ for classified information And ░░░░░░░░ that s why this ░░░░░░░░ t going away, guys.”