John Ratcliffe: “For the record and for the benefit of some in the audience and for a point of optimism on this question and issue, last…”

President Trump said, is he asked for a pause. In this case, as everyone saw play out, President Trump had a real question about whether President Zelenskyy was committed to the peace process.

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

the pause will go away

With respect to the assertions and the allegations that there was strike packages or targeting information... the Secretary of Defense is the original classification authority.