Senator Rosen Statement on Reports of Trump Administration Mishandling Highly Sensitive Military Operations

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, issued the following statement after it was reported thatnumerous members of President Trump’s National Security Councilmishandled highly sensitive information regarding U.S. military operations.
“The Trump Administration’s reckless handling of highly sensitive information regarding U.S. military operations is an inexcusable failure that has weakened our national security and put American lives at risk,”said Senator Rosen.“Using an unclassified communications platform to discuss classified military operations and being careless enough to add someone without the proper clearance is a dangerous level of incompetence. Congress needs to immediately hold hearings to get answers about how such a thing can happen, and we must hold those involved in this major national security breach accountable.”
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