Trump team grilled over Yemen chat breach

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00:00Director Gabbard, did you participate in the group chat with Secretary of Defense and other

00:05Trump senior officials discussing the Yemen war plans?

00:09Senator, I don't want to get into the specifics.

00:10Ma'am, were you on? You're not going to be willing to address this.

00:13So you're not? Are you denying?

00:15Ma'am, will you answer my question, ma'am? You were not TG on this group chat?

00:22I'm not going to get into the specifics.

00:23So you refuse to acknowledge whether you were on this group chat?

00:27Senator, I'm not going to get into the specifics.

00:29Why are you going to get into the specifics? Is it because it's all classified?

00:33Because this is currently under review by the National Security Council.

00:36Because it's all classified? If it's not classified, share the text now.

00:42As the White House previously stated, I can confirm.

00:43Is it classified or non-classified information on this text?

00:45I can confirm.

00:46Director Patel, has the FBI launched any investigation into this?

00:50Senator, I was just briefed about it late last night and this morning. I don't have an update.

00:54I would like to get an answer by the end of the day.

00:56Again, this pattern of an amazing cavalier attitude towards classified information

01:02is reckless, sloppy, and silly.

01:05Perhaps what troubles me most is the way the administration has decided that we can take

01:10on all of our problems by ourselves without any needs for friends or allies.

01:15I agree that we've got to put America's priorities first.

01:19But America first cannot mean America alone.