The Trump administration's Signal fiasco has given Democrats an unexpected shot to go on offense, with a pair of hearings in the next two days.
Grilling Trump officials on whether their secret Signal chat violated the Espionage Act won't end the Democrats' bitter infighting, but it's a heckuva distraction.
The Senate Intelligence Committee gets first crack at DNI Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Tuesday. The two were among the 18 people on the Signal group chat revealed today by The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg.
House Intel goes on Wednesday with the same crew. Top Democrat Jim Himes (D-Conn.) is already vowing to grill them on the story.
Hegseth called Goldberg "highly discredited," among other insults. "Nobody was texting war plans and that's all I have to say," Hegseth told reporters.
We're just a month removed from Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) accusing Hegseth of a "rookie mistake" for comments on Ukraine.
Wicker will demand briefings for his committee after Monday's news, he told CNN.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended the officials, calling it a "mistake" that won't "happen again." He added that Waltz and Hegseth shouldn't be punished.
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How many days until we hear the term ‘Witch Hunt’?
I’m sure it will be very performative yet result in nothing. All the Republicans will call him a very naughty boy then do nothing about an offense that necessitates removal from his position.