The former Texas congressman says his communication in the chat was lawful and did not include classified information.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA director John ... Council said Monday in a statement to CBS News that the message thread "appears to be authentic." Gabbard and Ratcliffe ...

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe both downplayed ... In a statement Monday, the National Security Council said it was “reviewing how an inadvertent ...

“Deliberations should be conducted through classified channels,” CIA Director John Ratcliffe said Tuesday ... to Hegseth and the National Security Council on the security status of materials ...

CIA Director John ... Council,” Gabbard said. “Because it’s all classified? If it’s not classified, share the texts now,” Warner said. Warner then turned to CIA Director John Ratcliffe ...

CIA Director John Ratcliffe, joined at center by Director ... A spokesman for the National Security Council confirmed the text thread was real even as Hegseth and others denied or downplayed ...

Democratic senators on the Senate Intelligence Committee pushed back aggressively against those claims by CIA Director John Ratcliffe and ... the National Security Council confirmed the ...

CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence ... while the National Security Council confirmed the veracity of the chat. “At this time, the message thread that was reported ...

CIA Director John Ratcliffe ... shared confidential information, Ratcliffe said that he would “comply with any followup that the National Security Council would deem appropriate.” ...