At a press briefing, AG Pam Bondi was asked why she has not launched a probe into the use of Signal by Trump Administration Cabinet officials.
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00:00Mr. Bondi, a question not related to this terrible tragedy.
00:08As you know, it is routine for the Department and the FBI to investigate matters such as
00:15the signal scandal, the inappropriate interactions between some of the Cabinet secretaries on
00:22secured national defense information.
00:25Last week, you told a reporter that the reason you have chosen not to investigate that was
00:29because you viewed this information as not being classified.
00:35The predicate for opening investigations in the past has not been classification, it's
00:39been sensitive national security information, so I have two questions.
00:44First, can you tell me how you know it wasn't classified if you haven't investigated?
00:49And secondly, have you discussed this matter with the President or anyone else in the White
00:54House?
00:55I have discussed it with the President, and secondly, the agencies themselves said it
01:00was sensitive, not classified.
01:04I believe one inspector general is looking at it now.
01:07Those cases would have to be referred to me.
01:09They have not been referred to me.
01:12They are being looked at inter-agency currently.
01:16Anyone else?
01:17Does the Department have latitude to open an investigation independently?
01:21Nothing has been referred to us.
01:23These are intelligence agencies, and they are reviewing it internally.
01:27All right, thank you all so much.
01:29I can take one more.
01:31Bye.