CIA Director Faces Senate Grilling Over Signal Chat Security Breach

John Ratcliffe denies approving Signal use for sensitive discussions as lawmakers demand accountability for including journalist in Yemen war plans chat.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee about the accidental inclusion of journalist Jeffrey Goldberg in a Signal group chat discussing U.S. military operations in Yemen.
Ratcliffe admitted he did not know how Goldberg was added to the chat but denied approving Signal for classified communications.
Sen. Michael Bennet criticized the administration's use of Signal for sensitive discussions, calling it sloppy and incompetent, and questioned Ratcliffe's awareness of key details, including the presence of the president's Middle East advisor in Moscow during the chat.
The White House defended its national security team, asserting that no classified information was shared and that the Yemen strikes discussed in the chat were successful.
Bipartisan calls for transparency and accountability persist, with lawmakers demanding the release of the Signal chat transcript to assess potential security breaches.