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…
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Fired is the least that should happen. Several federal laws were blatantly, very obviously, violated. They should be sitting in a prison awaiting hearing, then sentenced to 15 years. This is worse than what Jack Texeira did.
Fired!? Heavens no, multiple people should be in jail. but best we can do is pardons and maybe a raise.
Best we can do is paid suspensions for life lol
Starting with Stephen fucken Miller.
Kapo Stephen “PeeWee Himmler” Miller
Out of a cannon and into the sun?
They should go to fucking prison.
I hope I’m wrong, but my money is on most of them deciding early that there shouldn’t be any punishments handed out. Susan Collins will swerve a bit with her answer to appear as a holdout, until she ends up towing the party line again, stating that they’ve “learned their lesson”.
It’s going to be a lot of “concerned” comments from both the senate and the house, but nobody is willing to put their votes where their mouth is.
Definitely an accurate prediction for Collins - she already called in sick so she didn’t have to attend the hearings.
This is NOT good! For the people Breaking with Trump! Who CARES if our Military Leaders BLATANTLY put American Soldiers and Civilians in Harms Way? Trump said it was OK and TRUMP is ALWAYS Right! I’m NOT in a Cult and I LOVE America!
I see right through you and your correct spelling. Lol
I demand consequences
Hawkish Republicans are standing WITH Waltz? Shouldn’t they be calling for a court martial, since he flagrantly violated long-established military codes of conduct?
Tensions within the GOP are growing, with hawkish Republicans supporting Waltz and Trump loyalists opposing him.
They’ll be wiping fascist cum off their chin again by the end of the week
What does break rank mean in this context out of curiosity?
Doing the bare minimum. A security incident happened. Make a report on how and suggest ways to resolve / prevent it.
No further consequences required.
Honestly if you’re anybody in the government with this bozo, just assume you’re already going to get compromised.
He should be calling for an investigation into bombing Yemen.
