Conflicts

Democrat asks about Gabbard's testimony yesterday that conflicts with message contents

Bernd Debusmann, Caitlin Wilson

Democrat Jim Himes questions intelligence officials on the new messages shared by the Atlantic today, and asks those present to reflect on their testimony yesterday when they testified before members of the US Senate.

At one point yesterday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was asked whether specific strike plans, weapons used or timings were discussed on the Signal chat. She said no, not to her recollection and deferred to the Department of Defense.

Himes asks about her testimony after the exact messages were released by the Atlantic this morning. The messages appear to reveal exact times, aircrafts being used and strike plans.

Gabbard says her answer yesterday was based on her "recollection... on the details that were posted there".

"I was not directly involved with that part of the Signal chat," she says, noting the messages revealed today show that she only really chimed in toward the end. "I did not recall the exact details of what was included there."