During the performance, the head of the US intelligence during the senators actually transferred the data leak from the secret chat to the signal to the Minister of Defense Pete Highs.
CNN and Politico write about it. During interrogations, they repeatedly denied that the chat contains secret information. But when they were asked if there were details of future strikes to the militants who sent the Hegset, they were classified as they were classified as the minister himself.
Recall that the editor -in the course of the Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg told on March 24 how he was accidentally added to the group chat in the signal, where the officials of the Trump administration discussed plans for the Air Force on the Hussites in Yemen.
Volz attacked the media
Voltz said that he was “completely responsible” for the inclusion of a journalist in a secret chat, which discussed military plans for the attack on the Yemeni Hussites.
I take full responsibility. I created a group. It’s a shame. We are going to get to the point, ”Volz said in Fox News.
At the same time, he criticized the editor -in the course of Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg, who published information about his inclusion in the secret chat. According to Volts, he personally was not familiar with the journalist and “does not recognize him, even if he encountered him or saw in the police department.”
I know him for a terrible reputation, and he is really the worst of the journalists. I know him in the sense that he hates the president, but I do not rewrite with him. He was not on my phone. And we are going to find out how this happened, ”said Volt.
According to him, he had to add another person to the chat, but refused to say who exactly.
The Atlantic reacted to the reproaches of Volts, noting that attempts to humiliate and discredit the publication, the editor and their work “go to the obvious scheme of elected officials and authorities who are hostile for journalists and the rights of all Americans granted for the first amendment to the Constitution.”
In addition, Trump’s consultant in national security said that he had talked with Ilon Musk, and assured that he would investigate the incident.
Trump defended Volz
Mike Volz learned a lesson, and he is a good person, ”Trump commented on the appearance of the journalist Atlantic.
Trump said that this situation is “the only failure in two months, and this is not serious.” According to the President of the United States, the presence of Goldberg in the chat “did not affect the military operation.
When he was asked how the journalist was in the chat, Trump replied: “It was a contact of one of the people Mike. The employee had his own number. ”
The White House officials, meanwhile, deny that military plans were discussed in the chat. In particular, this was indicated. Pete Hegset and the White House Prevention Caroline Levitt. At the same time, the White House explores how Goldberg accidentally was in group chat.
The head of the United States Pentagon raged around the scandal in which Volts received.
Pete Higst told reporters:
So, you are talking about a false and extremely discredited so -called journalist who distributed hoaxes. ”
What the Democrats said
Dear President Trump, Pete Hegset is the most incompetent Minister of History of the United States. His further stay in this key position in the Pentagon is faced with national security and is at risk of our courageous military in the world, ”said the leader of the democratic minority in the House of Representatives of the US Congress Hakim Jeffris in his official appeal to Trump.
The so -called Minister of Defense irresponsibly and slightly discovered extremely sensitive military plans, including the time of the planned attack, possible goals of influence and weapons that will be used – in the unbearable chat of national security, which, for unclear reasons, had access to the journalist. His behavior is bright, subjected to the risk of the life of the Americans and probably violated the law.
In his opinion, the Minister of Hegset should be released immediately.
On Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee questioned Hegset and CIA director John Retlicff. These two were among 18 people in the Signal group chat, which Jeffrey Goldberg told The Atlantic.
On Wednesday, the same team will go to the House of Representatives. Leading Democrat Jim Hayims has already promised to interview them about this story. According to the sources participating in these plans, the Democrats will pay great attention to the article “Atlantic”.
This is one of the most amazing disorders in the work of military intelligence, about which I read for a very, very long time, ”said the leader of the minority of the Senate Chaka Schumer on Monday.
European reaction
British and European officials and diplomats reacted to a combination of insults and indignation to the leakage of private reports between senior representatives of the Trump government according to the plans of air strikes on the rebels of Gussit in Yemen.
According to Atlantic, whose editor, in the course, was accidentally amazed at this high -ranking group chat, the vice -president of Ji Di Wence said that he hated the “salvation of Europe”, conducting a military operation to protect marine transportation, mainly in favor of European trade.
Defense Minister Pit Hegset answered Vincent:
I completely share your hatred of the European paramaid. It’s horrible.
The British diplomat said that they were amazed when this leak appeared, describing it as “wildness”:
This emphasizes the impression that Wence is the driving force of American hostility to Europe. This forced others, including Trump, to take a strict position because he does not want to look weaker than Vens.
Public ministers and officials of the United Kingdom tried to reduce the consequences of these disclosures, insisting that the Alliance from the United States remains strong, and communication continues to be reliable.
Nevertheless, the former Minister of Great Britain Grant Shapps said that some people in the Trump team are clearly necessary to rethink their allies.
He emphasized that it was wrong to say that the European armies did not take any measures to solve the problem of the Hussites supported by Iran and attacks on civilian vessels.
The origin of messages, even a conversation on how to force Europe to “compensate for” US expenses for military operations.
In fact, the planned air strikes, according to reports, were supported by British aircraft.
British troops have already participated in the blows of the Gussit, so do not call us “gags.” Sometimes it is better not to know what you call your friends about. Example: when your closest ally accuses the Paramoid and says that you must pay for not even knowing what they were going to do. I agree that Europe should do more to ensure security. But Prime Minister Cyrus Starmer must remind the United States that the United Kingdom has always been at the forefront. I allowed four air forces on the Hussites, and the Royal Fleet defended the navigation of the Red Sea. Our troops risked their lives to protect trade. Some in Washington should recall this, ”said Shapps.
Ed Devi, leader of the liberal democratic party of the United Kingdom, said:
Jay Di Wans and his comrades clearly cannot control the group chat, not to mention the most powerful military power in the world. This should be caused by our fears about the information about the information that we exchange with them.
In Europe, the tone among diplomats was more prone to quantity and the adoption of the situation. Any hope that Wence and his colleagues make only a public show in Europe, and in private communication treats him with understanding, has disappeared.
This is a cruel lesson to see how they say about Europe when they think that no one is listening. But at the same time, this is not surprising … We simply see their considerations in all their non -devigmatic beauty now, ”said one European diplomat, while maintaining anonymity.
One of the European officials said:
Vance is now an ideologist of this process, but he will definitely make mistakes and ultimately lose control. After that, the United States will return to its role as a reliable partner in Europe. ”
The second European diplomat agreed that history indicates that America will once return to the role of a strong ally of Europe:
At the moment, and despite sometimes good diplomatic words, trust is destroyed. It cannot be an alliance without trust. Therefore, I think that Europe should do much more, because it has no other choice.
As for the issue of paying Europeans for the operation of Americans against the Hussites, a senior European official added:
We have not received an account yet.
Source: Racurs
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