Lankford: ‘Entirely Appropriate’ to Investigate Trump Administration Signal Chat

[mystery-ak]

Lankford: ‘Entirely Appropriate’ to Investigate Trump Administration Signal Chat

Pam Key 30 Mar 2025

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that it was “entirely appropriate” for an inspector general to investigate the Signal chat among senior national security officials.

Host Dana Bash said, “I want to get straight to this question of this potential national security breach. The Senate Armed Services Committee chair Roger Wicker, he said the incident, quote, raises questions as to the use of unclassified networks to discuss sensitive and classified information. He wants the Pentagon inspector general to investigate. Do you also want an independent investigation into how all of this happened?”

Lankford said, “It’s entirely appropriate for the inspector general to be able to look at it and to be able ask two questions. One is obviously, how did a reporter get into this thread in the conversation?”

He added, “The second part of the conversation is when individuals from the administration are not sitting at their desk in a classified setting on a classified computer, how do they communicate to each other? Currently, it’s through encrypted apps is how that communication happens. the next question is, is that the right way to be able to do it?”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/03/30/lankford-entirely-appropriate-to-investigate-trump-administration-signal-chat/

[catfish1957]

And Goldberg needs to be part of that roster of those being investigated.

[mystery-ak]

And Goldberg needs to be part of that roster of those being investigated.

You bet he does.. this has been bothering be since day one.why did Goldberg stay on the line without speaking up and telling them that he was included in this call by mistake or even just hanging up...

[240B]

What is there to "investigate"? If you want to know something, just ask.
The Trump admin has openly released everything they know about it.

Obviously the Dems want an 'investigation' to pretend that this is some kind of massive issue with a cover-up. And, they want to keep it in the news cycle for as long as possible.

The Democrats obviously do not give a damn what happened. Democrats just want to milk it for as long as they can. They have to. It is all they have. They cannot let it go.

[catfish1957]

What is there to "investigate"? If you want to know something, just ask.
The Trump admin has openly released everything they know about it.

Obviously the Dems want an 'investigation' to pretend that this is some kind of massive issue with a cover-up. And, they want to keep it in the news cycle for as long as possible.

The Democrats obviously do not give a damn what happened. Democrats just want to milk it for as long as they can. They have to. It is all they have. They cannot let it go.

Great points...   If anyway, this might be a chance to jail Goldberg, and put the Atlantic out of business permanently. 

I don't know what the penalties are for intentionally breaching national security are......

[berdie]

You bet he does.. this has been bothering be since day one.why did Goldberg stay on the line without speaking up and telling them that he was included in this call by mistake or even just hanging up...

My thoughts exactly. It appears to me that by publishing the contents of the meeting should have some ramifications.

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GOPers Giving Credence To Signalgate Don't Know What Time It Is
Shawn Fleetwood


President Donald Trump is trying his best to move on from last week’s “Signalgate” snafu and deliver on the agenda he promised the American people. But it’s become increasingly clear that some weak-kneed Republican senators didn’t get the memo.

On Sunday, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” to effectively carry water for Democrats attempting to scandalize the incident and bog down the administration in endless years-long investigations.

Most notable for spearheading last year’s horrific Senate border bill, Lankford was asked by program co-host and regime hack Dana Bash about whether he supports launching “an independent investigation” into how The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Golberg got added into the Signal chat on U.S. strikes on Houthi terrorists. Bash specifically referenced a request issued last week by the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jack Reed, D-R.I., that the Pentagon inspector general probe the matter.

“[Wicker] wants the Pentagon inspector general to investigate. Do you also want an independent investigation into how all of this happened?” Bash asked.

“It’s entirely appropriate for the inspector general to be able to look at it and to be able to ask two questions. One is, obviously, how did a reporter get into this thread in the conversation? And the second part of the conversation is, when individuals from the administration are not sitting at their desk in a classified setting on a classified computer, how do they communicate to each other?” Lankford said.

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https://thefederalist.com/2025/03/31/gop-senators-helping-democrats-scandalize-signalgate-have-no-clue-what-time-it-is/