Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 25. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
"Director Gabbard, did you participate in the group chat with Secretary of Defense and other Trump senior officials discussing the Yemen war plans?" the committee vice chairman asked her.
"I don’t want to get into the specifics," she responded, noting that the matter is "currently under review by the National Security Council."
"There was no classified material that was shared in that," Gabbard also said.
"So then if there [was] no classified material, share it with the committee," Warner shot back. "You can't have it both ways. These are important jobs. This is our national security. Bobbing and weaving and trying to, you know, filibuster your answer. So please answer the question. Director Gabbard, if this was a rank-and-file intelligence officer who did this kind of careless behavior, what would you do with them?"
"Senator, I'll reiterate that there was no classified material that was shared in that," she said.
U.S. national security advisor Mike Waltz and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stand, as U.S. President Donald Trump meets French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Feb. 24. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
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Patel, when asked by Warner if the FBI has launched an investigation into the chat, said he was briefed on the matter "late last night" and "this morning, I don’t have an update."
Fox News' Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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