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Under questioning from senators, the C.I.A. chief and the director of national intelligence pointed to the defense secretary to determine what was appropriate to share.
Whether the agencies open an investigation will bring into sharp relief the intended approach of their leaders, Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, who promised to administer impartial justice.
Democrats denounced the country’s top intelligence officials for “sloppy, careless, incompetent behavior” for discussing secret military plans in a group chat.
A few G.O.P. lawmakers said they would look into the breach, but party leaders largely tempered their criticism of the Trump administration.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who disclosed war plans in a Signal group with a journalist, condemned Mrs. Clinton’s actions in November 2016.
Trump officials have demanded more European military spending and questioned the continent’s values. Leaked messages show the depth of the rift.
President Trump is defending his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, after the extraordinary disclosure.
U.S. intelligence chiefs were scheduled to brief a Senate panel on global threats, but the hearing was likely to be overshadowed by questions over the security breach.
The conversation among the defense secretary and other national security officials on a commercial messaging app mistakenly included the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg.
The tally of names read like President Trump’s enemies list of people who opposed him, from Letitia James to Liz Cheney.