Summary
Top Republican senators are calling for an investigation into the Signal leak scandal after senior Trump administration officials accidentally added a journalist to a chat discussing military strikes on Yemen.
National security adviser Mike Waltz took responsibility, but conflicting statements from Waltz and Trump have fueled confusion.
Republicans are urging probes by the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees.
Tensions within the GOP are growing, with hawkish Republicans supporting Waltz and Trump loyalists opposing him. Legal challenges have also emerged over potential violations of the Federal Records Act.
I was one of the American military who had access to classified information. I knew better than this. I’ve worked with enlisted members as young as 19 or 20 years old who knew better than this. When the head of the DoD, the National Security Advisor, Director of the CIA, the Vice President, and the Director of National Intelligence do this, it’s not because they don’t know better. It’s because they’re trying to hide their communications in violation of the Presidential Records Act, and they know full well what they’re doing is wrong. ETA: And they also compromised a military operation putting the lives of American soldiers at risk, which would land me or any of my enlisted colleagues in Fort Leavenworth for an extended stay, so there’s that.
I’d love to know what the American military thinks of all this. I’m sure there’s a lot of pro Trump in the military, but you’d think brazen violations of opsec should leave you worried about who’s putting your lives at risk…