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The information as published recently appears to me to be of such a sensitive nature that, based on my knowledge, I would have wanted it classified,
Wicker told reporters on Wednesday
Hegseth is doing a great job. He had nothing to do with this. Hegseth? How do you bring Hegseth into it? He had nothing to do,
Trump said Wednesday in response to questions from reportersMike Waltz, I guess he said he claimed responsibility, ... But again, the attacks were unbelievably successful, and that’s ultimately what you should be talking about."
In the same media availability, Trump said of Waltz ... before adding
It was sensitive information, not classified, and inadvertently released, and what we should be talking about is that it was a very successful mission,
Bondi told a news conference
If true, this reporting raises questions as to the use of unclassified networks to discuss sensitive and classified information,
they said of The Atlantic's story about the chatIn the wrong hands, like the Houthis or any of America's adversaries, this kind of Intel could have jeopardized the mission and put our troops at greater risk,
he told Fox News Digital
This is precisely why independent offices of inspectors general are so valuable. When a situation becomes a hot-button political issue, it’s incredibly helpful to have an objective, nonpartisan group of trained professionals to do the fact-finding and answer the hard questions,
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This is an approved app. It's an encrypted app,
Leavitt insisted to reporters WednesdayNo classified information was included in the thread."
When asked about The Wall Street Journal's reporting, Hughes reiterated statements from the White House and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, saying
The messages have no locations, no sources and methods, and no war plans. Foreign partners had already been notified strikes were imminent."
Hughes added
Frankly if I found out with high confidence anybody who was leaking in the Department of Defense, who that was, that would probably be a career-ender,
Mr. Gates said
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When it comes to the mission, there are certain details that you just do not disclose on an unclassified channel,
Sabrina Singh, a deputy Pentagon press secretary during the Biden administration, said in an interview on MSNBC on WednesdayEvery once in a while, there are people in the United States government who decide that they want to break federal criminal law and release classified information, and they ought to be imprisoned,
the defense secretary saidThere was no classified information, as I understand it. They used an app, if you want to call it an app that a lot of people use, a lot of people in government use, a lot of people in the media use.”
During an ambassador meeting at the White House on the same day, Trump reiterated the claim, telling reporters
Nobody was texting war plans and that’s all I have to say about that."
After he landed in Hawaii late Monday, Hegseth blasted Goldberg and saidWell, we have never denied that this was a mistake, and the national security adviser took, took responsibility for that, and we have said we are making changes. We are looking into the matter to ensure it can never happen again.”
Leavitt on Thursday struck a softer tone on the story, telling reporters outside of the White HouseI don’t know anything about it. You, you’re telling me about it for the first time,
he added about the story
Well, the Pentagon says it was not, and not only do they say it was not, they make very clear that it didn’t put in danger anyone’s life or the mission."
Asked if any of the information discussed was classified, Rubio saidI noticed this morning out came something that doesn't look like war plans. And as a matter of fact, they even changed the title to attack plans because they know it's not war plans,
he explained WednesdayThat’s good policy — and a win for the Trump administration,
Hawley said