CIA Director Ratcliffe Defends Secret Military Chat Controversy
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CIA Director Ratcliffe Defends Secret Military Chat Controversy
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The controversy emerged after Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, revealed he was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat where high-ranking U.S. officials, including Defense Secretary Hegset and Vice President JD Vance, discussed strikes on Houthi targets. Goldberg questioned the authenticity of the messages until military action began in Yemen on March 15. The incident has raised concerns among national security professionals about potential violations of record-keeping regulations and the possible compromise of classified information.
Senator Mark Warner, the committee's Democratic vice chair from Virginia, emphasized the gravity of the situation during the hearing, stating, "If this information had been disclosed, it could have cost American lives."
Ratcliffe has made history as the first person to serve as both CIA Director and Director of National Intelligence. Since being sworn in on January 23, 2025, following his confirmation by a bipartisan Senate vote of 74-25, he has taken significant actions. In late January, the CIA revised its assessment of COVID-19's origin from "undecided" to "low confidence" in favor of a laboratory leak in Wuhan.
In early February, Ratcliffe's CIA offered employees buyouts for voluntary resignations and complied with an Executive Order from President Trump requiring the agency to send the White House an unclassified email identifying first names and last initials of all employees hired in the previous two years. Former CIA officials have criticized this move, suggesting it could compromise counterintelligence operations by potentially exposing the identities of recently hired agents.
During his confirmation hearing in January, Ratcliffe pledged to keep the CIA politically neutral and emphasized the threat posed by China. "Understand that the nation who wins the race of emerging technologies of today will dominate the world of tomorrow," he told lawmakers, noting that he had "dramatically increased the intelligence community's resources devoted to China" during his previous tenure as DNI.
Ratcliffe previously served as a U.S. congressman from Texas from 2015 to 2020 and as DNI during Trump's first administration. His current role at the CIA involves overseeing intelligence collection, analysis, covert action, counterintelligence, and liaison relationships with foreign services.