How the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg Got Added to the White House Signal Chat

Re:How the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg Got Added to the Whit... by more_corn on Sunday April 06, 2025 @12:08PM (#43602506)

I’m no apologist, but it sounds like he used an approved tool and made a human error. The key thing is that the tool is approved.

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Re:How the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg Got Added to the Whit... by maest on Sunday April 06, 2025 @01:42PM (#43603272)

What is an apologist but someone who provides excuses and justifications for someone's behaviour?

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Re:How the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg Got Added to the Whit... by outer_web on Sunday April 06, 2025 @01:48PM (#43603322)

... for this purpose?

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Re:How the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg Got Added to the Whit... by const_cast on Sunday April 06, 2025 @02:21PM (#43603594)

Yes, and if you make a "human error" that is really, really bad then you should be fired.

I mean, Jesus Christ when I was 16 and working at a Dairy Queen I saw people get fired for their drawer coming up a dollar short. Why are we holding fast food cashiers to a higher standard than our top government officials? Does that legitimately sound okay to anyone?

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Re:How the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg Got Added to the Whit... by aigen000 on Monday April 07, 2025 @04:13PM (#43615462)

Signal is an approved tool, and was downloaded on his govt device.

Discussing classified information using Signal is not approved. I'm no lawyer but it probably violates the Federal Records act, as messages were set to expire on a 30 day schedule.

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