{"id":2417748,"date":"2025-03-30T20:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T00:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-whistleblower-zeroes-in-on-trumps-signal-controversy-someone-is-in-serious-trouble\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T20:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T00:19:11","slug":"cia-whistleblower-zeroes-in-on-trumps-signal-controversy-someone-is-in-serious-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-whistleblower-zeroes-in-on-trumps-signal-controversy-someone-is-in-serious-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"CIA Whistleblower Zeroes In on Trump&#8217;s Signal Controversy &#8211; Someone Is in Serious Trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcia-whistleblower-zeroes-in-on-trumps-signal-controversy-someone-is-in-serious-trouble%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2417748&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-you-resign-democrats-election-failures-get-thrown-back-in-her-face-during-humiliating-moment\/\" title=\"&#039;Will You Resign?&#039;: Democrat&#039;s Election Failures Get Thrown Back in Her Face During Humiliating Moment\">security breach involving<\/a> the Trump Administration, highlighting how senior officials used the Signal app for sensitive national security communications. A reporter from *The Atlantic* gained unauthorized access to these private exchanges, which is considered a serious violation according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The piece emphasizes the absurdity of the situation, comparing the officials&#8217; casual dismissal of the incident to failing to lock a filing cabinet, and notes the potential consequences they could face under ODNI guidelines, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-interrogates-co-workers-about-whistleblowers-views-on-covid-vax-trump-and-second-amendment\/\" title=\"FBI Questions Colleagues on Whistleblower&#039;s Opinions Regarding COVID Vaccine, Trump, and Gun Rights\">losing security clearances<\/a>. The author questions whether the data exchanged was classified, as this would elevate the severity of the breach. the piece portrays the event as a significant failure in operational security, likening it to a comedic yet grave mishap in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/records-show-that-voice-of-america-had-chronic-security-lapses\/\" title=\"Records Show That Voice of America Had Chronic Security Lapses\">national security protocols<\/a>, and ends with a suggestion that perhaps more secure methods of communication should be employed in the future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Trump Administration leaders to use the Signal app for sensitive U.S. national security purposes is nothing new&mdash;it&rsquo;s a trick that predates even the Biden crew, who probably think &ldquo;encrypted messaging&rdquo; is just a fancy way to sext without getting caught.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But this time, the burger hit the grill and splattered grease everywhere. A security breach <em>did<\/em> occur, and it wasn&rsquo;t just some intern forgetting to lock the filing cabinet. No, a reporter&mdash;specifically, the big kahuna from <em>The Atlantic<\/em>&mdash;somehow got a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-non-fungible-tokens-and-blockchain-are-changing-the-art-and-music-worlds\/\" title=\"How Non-Fungible Tokens And Blockchain Are Changing The Art And Music Worlds\">front-row seat<\/a> to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">high-level messaging exchange<\/a> among senior Trump Administration national security leaders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whoopsie-daisy! Someone forgot to check the guest list.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, let&rsquo;s flip through the rulebook, courtesy of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/documents\/ICD\/ICD-119.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 119<\/a>&mdash;which, let&rsquo;s be honest, sounds like a sci-fi novel nobody&rsquo;s read&mdash;unauthorized chit-chat with the press about &ldquo;covered matters&rdquo; (that&rsquo;s intel-speak for &ldquo;stuff we don&rsquo;t want you blabbing about&rdquo;) is a security violation.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The penalties? Oh, just a little slap on the wrist: administrative sanctions that could escalate to having your security clearance yanked or getting the boot from your cushy government gig. So, when these senior officials got caught with their pants down and claimed, &ldquo;No biggie, just a casual convo,&rdquo; you can practically hear the ODNI rulebook weeping in the corner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The discrepancy between their &ldquo;nothing to see here&rdquo; shrugs and the potentially career-ending consequences is so wide you could drive a tank through it&mdash;preferably one loaded with classified documents for dramatic effect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then there&rsquo;s the million-dollar question: Was the info classified or not? If it wasn&rsquo;t, then fine, it&rsquo;s just a bunch of bigwigs gossiping about drone strikes over encrypted burgers and fries&mdash;no harm, no foul. But if it <em>was<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-doge-post-classified-info-website-absolutely-not-biden-posted-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">classified<\/a>, well, that&rsquo;s a pickle on this already rancid sandwich.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The real kicker isn&rsquo;t even the classification level&mdash;it&rsquo;s that a reporter, of all people, got their grubby little paws on it. That&rsquo;s not just a breach; it&rsquo;s a full-on jailbreak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ODNI Classification Guide (that hefty SECRET\/NOFORN tome) would have a field day with this: unauthorized disclosure to an outsider isn&rsquo;t just frowned upon; it&rsquo;s the kind of thing that gets you a one-way ticket to the Department of Justice&rsquo;s naughty list, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/documents\/ICD\/ICD-701-Unauthorized-Disclosures-2017-10-03.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICD 701<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet here we are, with senior officials acting like they accidentally CC&rsquo;d their mom instead of, you know, <em>The Atlantic<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what&rsquo;s the takeaway from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/term-high-side-mentioned-signal-leak-means-shows-scandal-farce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Signalgate<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&rsquo;s a half-cooked mess&mdash;somewhere between a comedy of errors and a national security dumpster fire. The meat&rsquo;s gone bad (thanks, sloppy op-sec), the bun&rsquo;s soggy (because who trusts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/npr-ceo-shocking-link-firm-behind-signal-messenger-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Signal<\/a> with <em>this<\/em>?), and the pickle? That&rsquo;s the reporter, souring the whole damn thing by proving the system&rsquo;s as watertight as a paper bag in a rainstorm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe next time, Trump&rsquo;s team can stick to carrier pigeons&mdash;at least those don&rsquo;t come with a &ldquo;forward&rdquo; button.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><b>The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either d or endorsed by the owners of this website. 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However, this time things went awry when a significant security breach occurred\u2014not due to an intern&#8217;s oversight but because a reporter from The Atlantic gained access to confidential discussions among top national security officials. Oops! Someone neglected to manage who was in the loop.<\/p>\n<p>According to guidelines from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), specifically Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 119\u2014which sounds like an unread sci-fi novel\u2014unauthorized conversations with journalists about sensitive topics are considered security violations. <\/p>\n<p>The consequences? A mere slap on the wrist: administrative penalties that could escalate to losing one&#8217;s security clearance or being dismissed from government service. When these senior officials were caught inappropriately discussing matters and downplayed it as just casual chatter, one can almost hear the ODNI rulebook lamenting in despair. The gap between their nonchalant attitude and potential career-ending repercussions is vast\u2014like trying to fit a tank through it, especially one loaded with classified documents for added drama.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the crucial question: Was this information classified? If not, then it&#8217;s simply high-ranking officials gossiping about drone strikes over encrypted chats\u2014no harm done. But if it was classified, that&#8217;s another story entirely; it&#8217;s not just a breach but akin to an escape from prison.<\/p>\n<p>The ODNI Classification Guide would have much to say about this situation: unauthorized sharing with outsiders is more than just frowned upon; it&#8217;s serious enough for inclusion on the Department of Justice&#8217;s naughty list under ICD 701. Yet here we are, with senior officials behaving as if they mistakenly included their mom in an email instead of The Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s our takeaway from this incident? It\u2019s a chaotic blend\u2014a mix between farce and national security disaster. The operation has gone awry (thanks to poor operational security), trust in Signal has faltered (who would rely on that?), and then there\u2019s that pesky reporter complicating everything by exposing how leaky this system really is. Perhaps next time Trump&#8217;s team should consider using carrier pigeons\u2014at least those don\u2019t come equipped with a \u201cforward\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p>The opinions expressed here belong solely to their author and do not necessarily reflect those held by this website&#8217;s owners. 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