John Ratcliffe: “But let us make something clear: States do not have rights. States exercise power. People have rights.”

My communications, to be clear, in a Signal message group were entirely permissible and lawful and did not include classified information.

As it is for most CIA officers, the agency considers the commercial app 'permissible' for work use.

To the brave CIA officers listening around the world, if all of that sounds like what you signed up for, then buckle up and get ready to make a difference.

Signal is a permissible use application that has been approved by the White House for use by senior officials.