#Republicans in the #House hearing are mostly ignoring the #Signal chat. Rep #DanCrenshaw, Republican of Texas, was one of the few to even bring it up.

“I will note I always use fire emojis when I see terrorists getting killed,” he said.

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#law #NationalSecurity #SignalGate #Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #intelligence #InfoSec

#TulsiGabbard, dir of natl #intelligence, was put on the spot by #House Rep #StaceyPlaskett of the Virgin Islands, who asked if #Russia was a friend or adversary of the #US. On Tues in the #Senate, Gabbard called Russia a “competitor”. But today, when asked to choose between the 2, Gabbard admitted Russia was an adversary. That wouldn’t be asked of any other admin, but #Trump’s criticism of #Ukraine & praise of Russia & Gabbard’s past parroting of Russian propaganda makes it necessary.

#USpol

Rep #JimHimes, the top #Democrat on the #House #Intelligence Committee, asked #TulsiGabbard, the director of national intelligence, about her testimony on Tues that precise details about the attack were not included in the chat, given the new release of messages that contradict that. “My answer yesterday was based on my recollection, or the lack thereof, on the details that were posted there,” she said.

#law #NationalSecurity #SignalGate #Signal #Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy

Well done Rep #JoaquinCastro!

During the #House #Intelligence Cmte hearing, #Castro asked #TulsiGabbard why #Venezuela was not included in the annual #ThreatAssessment Report. Castro cited #Trump’s invocation of the #AlienEnemiesAct to conduct #MassDeportations & Trump’s claim that he could invoke the #AEA because he believes we are at #war with Venezuela. Castro asked #Gabbard that if we are at war with a country how is it possible that they didn’t warrant entry in the assessment.

#law

Director of National #Intelligence #TulsiGabbard, #FBI Director #KashPatel & #CIA Director #JohnRatcliffe are testifying before the #House Intelligence Cmte again Wed amid fallout over senior #Trump national officials sharing messages about a #military strike over an unsecured group chat w/ #TheAtlantic’s #JeffreyGoldberg.

#Gabbard addressed the #Signal fiasco in opening remarks, referring to #Waltz’s previous comments & noting that he has “taken full responsibility.”

#law #NationalSecurity

Republican #House Speaker #MikeJohnson urged fellow Republican lawmakers on Tues to avoid #public #TownHall meetings with #voters after some events turned into angry confrontations over #Trump's moves to fire #FederalWorkers & defund government programs.

#cowards #PublicDisservice #Republicans #GOP #RepresentationMatters #USpol #Musk #DOGE #FederalAgencies #SocialSecurity #Medicaid #Veterans #children #seniors #disability #PublicHealth #weather #DisasterPreparedness
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