“There’s plenty of declassified information that shows that our adversaries, China and Russia, are trying to break into encrypted systems. If this was the case of a military officer or an intelligence officer and they had this kind of behavior, they would be fired. This is one more example of the kind of sloppy, careless, incompetent behavior, particularly towards classified information, that this is not a one-off or a first time error. Classified information should never be discussed over an unclassified system.” – Sen. Mark Warner, speaking this morning at the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.
At hearing with top intelligence leaders, Sen. Mark Warner slams “mind-boggling” behavior of Trump officials sharing sensitive war plans in unsecured chat.
“If this was the case of a military officer or an intelligence officer … they would be fired.” https://t.co/TGbE6dO7pw pic.twitter.com/tlDKVC5Ccc
— ABC News (@ABC) March 25, 2025
Warner: “Suddenly, & for no reason I can understand, the US is starting to act like our adversaries are our friends. Voting in the UN with Russia, Belarus, and North Korea – that’s a rogues gallery if I’ve ever heard one. Treating our allies like adversaries. Threats to take over… pic.twitter.com/ZS04p61i1v
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 25, 2025