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Top Democrat calls for Hegseth and Waltz to resign and shreds Gabbard over Signal war talk leak (www.independent.co.uk)

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During Tuesday’s hearing, Gabbard told Warner that the Signal thread didn’t share any classified information but refused to share its contents, or even admit that she was on the chain.

“If it’s not classified, share the texts now,” Warner told Gabbard. “Share it with the committee. You can’t have it both ways. These are important jobs. This is our national security.”

Bitch, we can smell the bullshit 500 miles away.

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[-] Bahnd@lemmy.world 172 points 2 years ago

IANAL, but because this was done on a third party encrypted chat app, doesn't it also violate the federal records act or something? If this was any other administration they would have been launched out of a cannon for that alone, not just the breach in security.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 110 points 2 years ago

Absolutely. Not to mention that organizing a fucking battle plan on a non-government communications system is fucking insane.

[-] BossDj@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago

I anal too, but I think as long as they do submit the conversion to the record which they now still can if it didn't self delete, then they're covered. They can also declassify all of it and say "see?" like Trump did with the classified documents he stole for Mar a Lago.

Signal isn't on an approved list, but the federal records act really just said there will be a council headed by an administrator or whatever to make rules and collect the records. So the current administrator, which could be a vacant seat or a MAGA Hat for all I know right now, would be in charge of this, and probably just hand it over to congress.

[-] Badabinski@kbin.earth 10 points 2 years ago

The messages were set to auto-delete after a week, which imo reduces the likelihood that the messages will be recorded.

[-] Gerudo@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Good thing there are screenshots by the reporter.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah, but it's evidence they weren't going to be compliant and likely are not compliant in other places.

Also, I doubt it being recorded by a journalist is compliance either. The government needs to store it to be available later if needed.

[-] BossDj@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

But the guy in the chat with them immediately informed them that he'd been in there, which gave them time to act

[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

No, not for top secret stuff. That needs to be taken to official, secure channels.

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[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

I'm not personally into the idea of ANAL, but I like how its simultaneously not classified info, and also they've forbidden the journalist from sharing it further ...because its classified info.

[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I also ANAL. Those boys done fucked up but likely won't see consequences.

[-] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

"those boys done fucked up but"

Yes, this is ANAL

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[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

That's why they're using Signal. If this while thing collapses on them, they don't want written records of their criminal conspiracies.

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Yes. Unless they forwarded them in a secure way immediately. Which there's like zero chance was the plan.

[-] Sibshops@lemm.ee 102 points 2 years ago

Resign? They should be in jail. They used signal to get around FOIA laws.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 13 points 2 years ago

Right! Resigning is not enough! If a regular person leaked secrets they would face more damning consequences.

[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago

Oh, are we "shredding" instead of "slamming" now? An even better idea: acting on it

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

The Committee can always ask The Atlantic for the transcripts. I have no doubts they will hand them over.

[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago

Why? They LEARNED their Lessons! Unlike HILARYS EMAILS!

[-] Etterra@discuss.online 19 points 2 years ago

Every politician in that chat should be impeached. I know it won't remove them from office because the fucking Republicans lose even the pretext of ethics when one of their own is in trouble, but it should still be pushed to a vote.

[-] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago

Its funny because republicans clearly do not give a shit about the rules and will continue to do whatever they want. And the dems made little signs to show they are unhappy. All while murica has fallen!

[-] johncandy1812@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago

"Top democrats shout at wall."

[-] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

No one's picking up the phone morons. It's time for pitchforks.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

tulsi is doing what she is told by kremlin.

[-] peekingduck@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

Why does tulsi choose to look like she steals Dalmatian puppies on the weekends?

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