Senate Democrats Lay Into Trump, and Trump Lays Into Atlantic Magazine Editor Over Signalgate

To vindicate himself, the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg says he may release the full text of the group chat.

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, center, is flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, as the Senate Intelligence Committee holds its worldwide threats hearing, on Capitol Hill March 25, 2025. AP/J. Scott Applewhite

The fallout from “Signalgate” reached the Senate intelligence committee Tuesday, where Democrats lit into administration officials for a national security breach, while President Trump himself sought to downplay the impact of the leak by unleashing a tirade against the Atlantic magazine editor at the center of the tumult, calling him a “total sleazebag.”

The developments marked a day of drama that saw several several top intelligence and national security officials comment publicly on the inclusion of Jeffrey Goldberg in the encrypted Signal group chat alongside national security advisor Mike Waltz, Secretary Rubio, and Secretary Hegseth. 

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