Trump team scrambles to handle fallout from Signal chat assailed as 'sloppy, careless'

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, FBI Director Kash Patel, Air Force General and Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) Timothy Haugh and Air Force Lt. General and Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Jeffrey Kruse sit on the day they testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 25, 2025. PHOTO |REUTERS

What you need to know:

  • Officials questioned over use of Signal messaging app
  • Intel officials claim no classified info shared
  • Trump supports adviser Waltz despite journalist added to chat
  • Gabbard and Ratcliffe face House hearing on Wednesday