During a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Sen. Jack Reed questioned Trump administration officials about a leaked text chain discussing potential strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. His inquiry aimed to determine if the leaked information was indeed unclassified, referencing a report that included his name in the discussions. Despite the claims by the administration that the content was not classified, officials such as Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel avoided direct answers, raising concerns on the true nature of the information shared in the texts.
"If you are not aware of any classified information on the discussions back and forth, would it be appropriate for the author to release the entire text of what he heard or transcribed?"
"I think the author has released, my understanding essentially, almost all of the information as it's been related to me."
"According to the article, the message contained information that might be interpreted as related to actual and current intelligence operations."
"I can again confirm that with respect to the communications that were related as to me, there was no classified information."
Collection
[
|
...
]