[thomquaid]

CIA director explained that nothing could have been classified because classification authority rests with the secretaries involved themselves. In the journalists opinion, war plans should be classified. Fortunately, we dont rely on Journalists to make that determination.

Fortunately, good journalists do not harm air missions. Unfortunately, bad journalism creates political illusions.

The journalist said he withheld sensative information that the senate hearing today emphasized was regarding an ongoing investigation, and not about war plans. If the whole government is lying, hopefully the journalist is good and publishes facts instead of opinions

Edit: in your clip, CIA director says 'they characterized it as a mistake', not 'he'.

[jjulius]

>The information Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed in the Signal chat of top Trump national security officials was highly classified at the time he wrote it, especially because the operation had not even started yet, according to a US defense official familiar with the operation and another source who was briefed on it afterward.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/politics/the-atlantic-publish...

[jjulius]

And if we needed more, here's Rubio calling it a "big mistake".

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/us/politics/rubio-signal-...