“Accusations of Deception Against Gabbard and Ratcliffe”
Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) claimed on Sunday that Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, and John Ratcliffe, the CIA Director, had been dishonest regarding discussions in a Signal group chat where senior Trump administration officials debated a Yemen attack.
During an interview on “Meet the Press” with NBC News’s Kristen Welker, Bennet was asked if he believed Ratcliffe and Gabbard were truthful in their testimony to the committee. “No, I believe they repeatedly misled our committee and the House committee,” Bennet responded. He expressed frustration over the lack of classified information sharing and emphasized the disrespect displayed towards intelligence officers.
In a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing earlier in the week, Bennet criticized the Signal incident as disrespectful and urged better conduct. Similarly, Senator Mark Warner (Va.), the committee’s top Democrat, criticized the careless handling of sensitive discussions using Signal and the disregard for security protocols.
Bennet stressed the importance of nonpartisanship and truthfulness from top intelligence officials in his “Meet the Press” interview, asserting the need for honesty with the American people.
No comments were provided by Gabbard’s office or the CIA when The Hill reached out for a response.
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