As it is for most CIA officers, the agency considers the commercial app 'permissible' for work use.
John Ratcliffe
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John Ratcliffe is a Republican politician from Texas who served as the Director of National Intelligence from May 2020 to January 2021. He was previously a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Texas's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2020. During his time in Congress, Ratcliffe was known for his strong support of President Donald Trump and his focus on national security and intelligence issues. He played a prominent role in various investigations related to the Trump administration and was a vocal critic of the impeachment proceedings against Trump.
Signal is a permissible use application that has been approved by the White House for use by senior officials.
I haven’t participated in any Signal group messaging that relates to any classified information at all.
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.
My communications, to be clear, in the Signal message group were entirely permissible and lawful and did not include classified information.
Signal was on my agency computer when I took the helm of the CIA earlier this year.
My communications, to be clear, in a Signal message group were entirely permissible and lawful and did not include classified information.
It's the Trump effect. Everywhere I go, everyone I talk to... want to do more with the United States.
Remember, the Biden administration had that 3½ years to do this. They didn’t find anyone.





