CIA Director Ratcliffe hits back on Dem senator's group chat allegations: 'I didn't say any of those things'
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe testified that government officials can use Signal for work-related communications, which is a procedure that predates the Biden administration.
- Ratcliffe stated that any decisions discussed must also be recorded through formal channels, ensuring compliance with regulations.
- He emphasized that his communications in the group chat were lawful and did not include classified information.
- Ratcliffe confirmed that Signal was installed on his computer upon becoming CIA Director and was briefed on its permissible use.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe Shreds Atlantic Editor Behind Signal Story: ‘Deliberately False’
CIA Director John Ratcliffe accused the journalist from The Atlantic who wrote a piece about top Trump officials communicating over a Signal chat group that inadvertently included him of lying in his report. Ratcliffe made the remarks during testimony in front of the House Intelligence Committee alongside FBI Director Kash Patel, National Security Agency Director ...
CIA director flips out on Dem lawmaker when asked if Hegseth was drunk during attack
CIA Director John Ratcliffe did not take kindly to being asked if Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was drunk when he was describing attack plans on Houthi rebels in an unsecured Signal chat that has now become a crisis for Donald Trump's White House.Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) first asked DNI director Tul...
CIA Director Ratcliffe Defends Focus on Killing Terrorists, Not Atlantic Article
CIA Director John Ratcliffe: “There’s so much talk about this, Atlantic article and about, things that were said and that could have happened instead of a focus on what did happen. My responsibility as CIA director, one of its responsibilities is to kill terrorists. And that’s exactly what I did, along with President Trump’s excellent national security team.”
CIA Director John Ratcliffe Says Signal Is Authorized for Government Use
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe testified to the Senate Tuesday that government officials are authorized to use the encrypted messaging application Signal for work, following the disclosure that the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic got inadvertently added to a group chat of senior Trump national security officials.
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