So F-18 launch times, weapons, drone support aren't classified now ... who knew?
The Atlantic's editor-in-chief who was inadvertently added to a Signal group in which the US Secretary of Defense, Vice President, and others discussed secret military plans has now publicly released the messages.
Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg decided to go full disclosure Wednesday – withholding one message that outed by name a CIA operative in the field – after the White House attempted to play down the significance of the group's discussions.
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"We are currently clean on OPSEC — that is, operational security."
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President Trump says he has full confidence in his cabinet.
Updated to add on March 27
Federal Judge James Boasberg has ordered all the Signal group chat members to preserve their copies of the conversation as they are being sued by nonprofit American Oversight on the grounds that their use of the app allegedly broke laws on retaining government records.
Read for full(er) juicy details.
What I find hilarious about this is that the Oikerati didn't trust the officially-provided secure comms software because they didn't know which member(s) of the deep state might be listening in. Instead, one of them added a member of the fourth estate.