The entire conversation is a disaster. It was an illegal use of a disappearing messaging app which none of them objected to. Hegseth appears to have copied and pasted the targeting packages into the chat, and Witkoff was literally in Moscow when he joined the chat. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
Witkoff joining in from Moscow using a commercial app is practically giving #Putler direct insights into US-attack planning, personnel, assets and packages. #stopTheMadness and #saveTheUS from the #lunaticInChief and his incompetent gang.
They used this app specifically to avoid the presidential records act and there should be some form of legal punishment. Obviously that punishment will have to take place after the midterms.
Yep, Putin was certainly being updated on what our plans are.
Bloody, bloody hell...
#Signalgate
All on compromised phones probably as well.
To be fair; if I recall correctly, the most delicate information in the chat regarding the attack on the Houthis occurred around 11:44 AM. No way Kegsbreath could have been at his highest level of functioning. He couldn’t have had more than 3 drinks in him. 4 tops.
But Hillary's buttery emails🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 Spare Le fuck outta me.
No one involved should stay. They are all compromised. It’s embarrassing and very dangerous. We are not safe.
This is the time they got caught. How many other conversations have there been. Why can't they follow proper protocols? It's infuriating and dangerous.
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Why aren't they hammering in that Witkoff was IN RUSSIA & that they purposely picked this message app & most likely the whole 7 mo of this presidency was done with susceptible disappearing not on record messenging services. This is confidential Government military affairs not 'call of duty' bro.
*7 wks
They meant to include Jeff Goldblum in their Signal conversation not Jeff Goldberg.
Who added him??
It was likely Tulsi Gabbard - "G" - Jeff Goldberg. An assistant as clueless as Walz and Hegseth and the rest of them.
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“Opsec is clear”
Many more rules to using media since HRC days, which was a little more regulated than Condoleeza Rice and Colin Powell's days, as they deleted over a million emails each, during the time of war, no less! HRC was raked over the coals.
Our govt us now by and if Russia. There is no doubt or other explanation.
*of Russia.. Edit button please!
Two Years Ago, Biden's Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal Caused the Tragic Loss of 13 Servicemembers & Emboldened Our Adversaries did anyone die from the text messages
How MANY were there that we don't know about and what was the content?
Conveniently in Moscow
😡😡😡
And Tulsi Gabbard claimed there were no classified info shared in that group text. And the commander-in-chief claimed he knew nothing about it. Yep...the commander-in-chief not in the loop for a discussion on war plans & the forthcoming strikes. So basically the commander-in-chief is just a puppet.
Always
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Realize we can kick off the revolution at any time they guilty of treason giving aid and comfort to our enemies and adhering to them text book constitutional treason as well as oathbreaking 18usc241 violations and sedition and the list of high crimes goes on and on strike while the iron is hot
A cabinet full of incompetence.
Junk drawer
All the heads should roll of those involved in this fiasco
Not just in Moscow: he was in the Kremlin.
What's the rationale behind using this in the first place? They wanted to bury their tracks. Why? When there are approved, SECURE places and means to do this. They opt for the sneaky backdoor approach. With all the lies, can you believe they haven't done this at other times?
Well, his being in Russia made it easier to share with them!
This is only seeing the light of day because Jeff Goldberg was inadvertently added to the call link.It is terrifying to think about ,in 2 months,how many other security infractions there may have been. The country is not safe with this effing clown collection in charge.
A bag of idiots cosplaying government.
What’s the statute of limitations for leaking classified information?
Gabbard stated that she was in the “Asia-Pacific” area. I’m thinking that since she couldn’t say exactly where she was a week ago, she was in China.
So one in China, one in Russia and the rest whacking off over levelling a building full of possibly innocent civilians.
how can they betray and endanger all of us in this way???
We are disposable
Well, haven’t we all been told many times to protect our electronics in Russia because they hack Everybody!!
ESPIONAGE - TRAITORS - COLLUDING WITH RUSSIA
"But her emails."
BFD Fred, why does it matter? No one is getting fired.
Boneheads destroying America.
And yet they still have their jobs.
Tulsi was oversees too
All of this bumbling in an effort to commit a war crime. The US is dangerous
From Goldberg: They named somebody who’s an active CIA officer in this thread, which is on Signal, again, a commercial app in which I’m watching, and I withheld it. I didn’t put it in the story because she’s undercover. But I mean, the CIA director put it into the chat.
Ratface put the name of an undercover CIA agent in the fucking chat. How is this not grounds for arrest?
Googleplex. It is googleplex worse than anyone can imagine.
Holy shit on a stick
APPARENTLY, this cabinet doesn’t know government standards and regulations 101 Did they skip security orientation? Someone needs to review the training records of the entire administration The training is extensive; should be fresh in their mind if they attend Records of training are available
They all should be forced to resign as national security risks.
You never know the meaning of theory rolls in the game!
Can you explain your game context of the idiocy displayed? Goldberg thought he was being given junk to see if he would report it
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I guess seeing what would happen when idiots run things was a bad idea. I sure miss the Deep State and their elites.
Need the media/dems to connect some dots for the public on why this matters, they already assume Russia tries to spy. Paint a picture - Russia gets this info in advance, leaks it via Iran to Yemen, US warplanes get blown out of the sky. All of a sudden the US is deep in a mid-east conflict.
Only the best and brightest. 🙄
It always is.
Does “illegal” even mean anything anymore?
When I wrote one of the biggest messaging iPhone apps that was planned to have a client that could run in Russia, the FSB insisted on having a full copy of the server in their offices that ran all messages worldwide through. If we wanted the app to operate there, that was the requirement.
With all the obvious proof, hedgehog says it's a hoax. Top intelligence cabinet can't even say it was classified.
Well, at least they didn't dance the message on TikTok.
The next stupid thing we’ll hear is Musk will create “X-Secure” app for gov convos. This insanity is truly mind boggling
You almost bullseye this one. They Musk will investigate the leak. So probably the next step after that will be he got a secure app for that and replace the one the government use even if it was not involved in this scandal. Musk will be able to sell all US gov secrets to the highest bidder!
It really is the tip of the iceberg. Fraud, waste and abuse are not what they are fighting...it's what they ARE!
Wait, Gabbard is in charge of intelligence? PMSL.
They're all denying the use of Signal. They're acting as if nothing happened.
Huge opportunity for U.S. intel and military professionals to be hired in Europe. Just think of it, better salary, better food, better pensions, social care and top education for your kids, not to mention less leadership morons
The level of incompetence is astounding.
They need to start again and remove this cabal.
Is that Yakety Sax I hear in the background?
Maybe this is how they are transferring national secrets to their Russian patrons. They have this whole dog and pony show so they won’t hang if they get caught. They can just say they are stupid, which we’d accept cause they are very stupid.
Hegseth just might have some big anger issues.
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Reporters need to ask these individuals (endlessly): Has that chat session has been entered into a System of Record as required? And what system is that/what is its classification?
Ratcliffe shared the names of CIA sources. Those sources are now burned. Seems like someone should ask why the CIA director would do that.
Eventually the conflict between the “official story” and reality will lead to ineffective action, then bad results. No one will be held accountable, ramifications for national intelligence won’t be investigated, practices won’t change, and something will go terribly wrong.
putin isn’t getting what he wants as fast as he wants, Ukraine. Now he’s trying other things since his country is losing. At what price! Signal is similar to teams and slack?
If this happened under Biden (which it wouldn’t because he didn’t appoint DEI white hires), every single one of them would have been fired the same day, their bodies ground up and made into bratwursts served at the next Trump rally. Unfortunately, this is their A team. The bar is beyond low.
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They are obviously VERY COMFORTABLE VIOLATING THE FEDERAL RECORDS ACT. JUST IMAGINE WHAT ELSE IS BEING CONCEALED.
trump says no one will face any consequences for this whole thing! of course.
The Kremlin just laid off Russian spies in America. Service redundancy, no need for them. The Pentagon, CIA & FBI are now their service providers. OMFG 🤬
A lot of us thought Tulsi Gabbard was the big risk, but it turns out that the whole lot of them are the problem. A lowly non-com would get years in prison for leaking a tenth of what these people potentially disclosed due to hubris and a deliberate effort to prevent adult oversight.
“Artificial intelligence” took their jobs.
I have read that if you are in Russia, you need to use a burner phone and not perform activities like banking on your phone while there. They hack into phones like crazy there..
And those in the GOP are thinking about the Moscow angle: “No problem there! Russia is our ally now.”
I think they all deserve to face a firing squad. This is some treasonous bull shit.
So, Snapchat for Dummies.
Putin was probably listening in
THANK YOU!!!! FAR, FAR WORSE! Eventually, Americans will die.
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Holy Fuck Batman! This is why News commentators should not be in charge of our fucking military or government! Wtf man!
This isn't the simple mistake the MSM is framing it to be; it's f-ing treason!
I read that project 25 recommends using this ap because it doesn't keep a record that can be used to indict these characters down the road, when impeachments come around
Sounds like espionage to me.
That Republicans will rally to back Hegseth on this says they care more about protecting their own than protecting the U.S. 20 years ago this would be a non partisan clean up
If I knew I would have to run hurdles, I would have trained for it in high school
And now we’re learning that Signal is vulnerable to Russian hacking, which NSA warned people about
Corruption in plain sight
As long as he wasn’t getting pissed on……
wonder what that tattoo under his shirt??? he looks like he is a sloppy drunk!
... Witkoff was in Moscow sitting next to Putin when the text arrived on his phone ...
And I came here to say this. Do we know he wasn't? I wouldn't be at all surprised if Putin was overlooking the chat.
Democrats are so desperate they will still be screaming as this thing fades away and grifters will try to make money off it
This is what happens when you put an alcoholic who is unqualified in charge! Remove Hegseth!
They all deserve to rot in prison.
The best and brightest cream of the crop white Christian nationalists.
Holy shit!! We CANNOT go on like this!!!!
Gabbard is an idiot. She has NO idea where she is and what she's doing most of the time, yet talks like she does.
We knew they were corrupt. This is worse, then Watergate. It's completely unacceptable. They should all be fired every last one of them.
Witkoff was in Moscow? It’s like a fucking Austin Powers plot line
Except dumber
And he thought he was getting out of it by saying he didn’t have his phone in Moscow because he only took official devices? Ie the whole signal chat was on an unsecured personal phone. Stop digging dude. It’s a hole.
Good lord...
Not a single one of them is competent to do the job they have. In addition, the man who will take over the presidency when Trump is gone was happily along for the illegal ride. This is terrifying.
ANd of course they were using Signal because the messages disappear. "If you destroy all the evidence & kill all the witnesses, you can't be convicted."
They’ve probs done it before and they’ll do it again
I’ll hold my breath while I wait for Pam to appoint a Special Counsel… 😤
It sounds like treason. Am I wrong?
I'd say it's a clown show but it's too dangerous for our country's security. I don't know why there aren't massive resignations.
Probably in the kremlin waiting on putin.
Yup. This isn't a Pete drunk and dumb issue. This is an issue with everyone in that chat room. Every single person in that room should have called an immediate stop to the discussion. This is Infosec 101.
That’s where the incompetence shows itself and it’s early in this administration so…do we feel safe with these morons running things?
It is expected that the top leads by example and is held to a higher standard. We have objective evidence of failure to do so. Thus every single member of that chat room should give up their position of leadership. They have shown themselves to be not up to the task. Yes JD included.
Had to laugh at the Putin outline. Very good.
tbh, i didnt even see that until you pointed it out. Kudos on the subtleness, CNN.
And it looks like this is routine practice
But, wait, I read that Tsar Tulsi said that there was no classified info in the chat. Is there a suggestion she may have lied!? 😳 😮
were her lips moving....
Reminds me of when Watergate broke.
All of the people on that chat should have known this was wrong.
Drag them out and tar and feather them. This administration isn't going to do anything so it's up to we the people.
Let’s ask Gabbard and Hegseth what they think should happen to them, and the others. Oh but her emails. bsky.app/profile/thet...
Yeah, we know what needs to be done, but we appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Goodbye. 👋
What are these amatuers doing on signal in the first place? (Rhetorical). Also interested, as per Leavitt, WH Counsel's "Guidance" on information sharing and communication on social media platforms.
Tulsi Gabbard was abroad.. I assume she was in Moscow as well, based on CIA Director being there and no one saying where Tulsi was given that she is an alleged Kremlin asset code named “Putin’s other bitch”. Yea she has to be the Rhodanov cuz the boss🙄 jfc
She was in Asia.
Ok but u gotta admit, “Rhodanov” was 🔥. Never mind, the fire emoji is ruined 😭
😂😂 don’t let them take that too. 🔥🔥
I use signal and do not use the disappearing function, I believe that you have to enable that feature
Oh that’s just great. In Moscow
Maybe that was the plan.
Which means I’m sure they saw everything
They don't care at all about our troops.
It might be time to update vintage WWII posters to help explain stuff to the current administration🤷♀️
Hope Mr Witkoff didn’t leave his phone on the table when he got up to refill his coffee as I have done. Maybe nobody heard the message ding.
Inexperienced players! No mentors allowed because it’s classified and we got this. The cool kids rule!
They think they're the cool squad. Dissing on others in they're private party. They couldn't care less about safety or other humans.
Why would the Russians keep the special envoy waiting for 8 hours? Perhaps to give them plenty of time in a controlled environment with his phone...
Let's not forget the NAMED AN ACTIVE CIA OPERATIVE.
Incredible 💩 case. And I am saying it again Thank you! .. Thank you Mr. Waltz! 🙏
Fred! How TF did those target packages get in his PERSONAL IPHONE?!?! #SecDef Guantanamo Pete doesn’t seem like a dude that has that type of detailed rote memory recall. Momma Maye Muskrats DOGE bois have exposed that the entire govt runs off Google! He had them saved in Google Drive! 🤯
Fred, I'm wondering how much of an accident the reporter include is. It seems too random. Is someone trying to do the right thing, without exposing themselves?
That would be awesome.
Interesting…
They all need to be fired
This was not a school bake sale they were organizing 🤷♀️
Sure - it's also the use of an unsecure messaging channel to communicate classified information in violation of US Code and Statute - likely in violation of espionage laws as well. These guys should be making big rocks into little rocks in Leavenworth the rest of their lives.
Where was Tulsi Gabbard?
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Who knew that real estate and selling out yr country had one thing in common, location, location, location.
I dont feel safe. Anyone else jumpy?
For him it was going to friend to watch a movie 🍿
And TG was as well - but she won’t even confirm she is TG or that she was using a personal phone. F-ing unbelievable.
Why on Earth are they using a disappearing messaging app? Who are they hiding this information from? They sure aren't hiding it from American adversaries.
Jfc
The scary part is we don’t know how many confidential and sensitive messages have already been sent and intercepted by our adversaries. Russia, North Korea, Iran and China are having a field day with the stuff we don’t know about.
Have you considered the possibility that Witkoff was being monitored while he was waiting for Putin... and perhaps that's WHY he was being stalled?
It seems unlikely that he was not...
Sounds like a hand-off.
Yes...I'm trying to be very careful in my assumptions until I can confirm the timeline.
Witkoff adds reporter 7:45 pm 🇷🇺 Putin meeting with Witkoff ends around 1:30 am 🇷🇺 Think the Freedom Doritos started dropping our universal healthcare packages on Yemen around 9:45 pm 🇷🇺
Yeah, so much of it is conjecture... but you MUST assume worst-case scenarios when dealing with security issues
Assume the worst about the Regime, and they'll take it as a challenge.
Hold my beer is #SecDef Guantanamo Petes motto!
Nah, he just polishes it off beforehand. There's always another beer waiting for Petey "Buttchug Champion, Princton 2001!" Hegseth.
Russians offered Witkoff 'free' WiFi, and have 8hr to copy all contents, read it, brief Putin, and have the meeting. Easy peasy.
The presumption when you return from Moscow is that your device is compromised and must be destroyed.
Yeah, but these special titans of industry and government are too smart for that!
I just assumed that would be what happened.
Thats`s an old game of Putin! He mostly react like this, with all Presidents, not Kings he has to see!
Comrade Putin was also in the chat 💬!!!
!!! Possibility now certainty
You have to assume that Russia and China have access to anything on at least one of their personal phones
The depth of dishonor of the current POTUS, VP and minions has no bottom. A stain on their honor, their families, their party, their communities and our nation. What does it say about us that we elected a convicted felon with a lifetime record of dishonor, bankruptcies and failed relationships. sad!
Exceptional stupidity, but consistent with the quality of the current regime’s cabinet.
Embarrassing, US clown college
Nope, not college. Maybe elementary school.
Sounds purposeful
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Witkoff's handlers were the only ones with an actual need to know.
Ya know, some enterprising entrepreneur could start a web site called OnlyPlans. "THE Premier site to share war plans! And dick pics!"
Well, to be fair, considering who was on the chat, Russian intelligence probably didn’t learn anything they didn’t already know…. 🤦♂️
They are all traitors to the US and should be dealt with accordingly.
they wont be
My husband and I have a little bet on this. I actually think that there will be at least one person without a job within the next week. He thinks like you and says they will all get away with it.
Perhaps, but it took two years after the watergate break-in before Nixon resigned. They may get away with it in the short term, but this will always hang over their heads. Already, the attempted coverup is causing them problems. Gabbard was very smug in the senate hearing. Initially.
We will have to wait to see if we can flip congress in 2026. Only then will shit happen.
Republicans have a tiny majority, if democrats win all three special elections next week it’ll narrow the margin even further. Republicans may not be in control of the house in November 2026.
Omfg!
Hunter biden computer first err
If they were Trans, they'd be in jail.
Yes. Came here to post exactly this regarding Project 2025 training to avoid leaving evidence for future prosecution. Meaning the practice continues widespread within this regime. Where are the muckrakers? Don’t even know who to trust these days. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
