Tulsi Gabbard: ‘There Was No Classified Material that Was Shared in that Signal Chat’

EXCERPT:

WARNER: "We will make that determination, because if it's not classified, share the texts with the committee. You know, let me go on. Director Gabbard, you are the security executive and set access guide lines for classified information. Did you contact the defense secretary or others after this specific military planning was put out and say, 'Hey, we should be doing this in a SCIF?'"

GABBARD: "There was no classified material that was shared in that Signal — "

WARNER: "So if there was no classified material, share it with the committee. You can‘t have it both ways. These are important jobs. This is our national security. Bobbing and weaving and trying to filibuster your answer — so, please answer the question. Director Gabbard, if this was a rank-and-file intelligence officer who did this kind of careless behavior, what would you do with them?"

GABBARD: "Senator, I will reiterate that there was no classified material that was shared — "

WARNER: "If there is no classified materials, share. And then, if there's no classified materials — you can‘t even answer the question whether you were on the chat. This is strangely familiar — and I think my colleagues will remember — when you couldn‘t answer the question is Edward Snowden a traitor.”