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Most members of Congress, including Republicans, are concerned about the Trump administration's
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handling of sensitive materials. Here are the results of a new survey that gives an
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inside look at the SignalGate scandal through the eyes of Capitol Hill
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A new survey of senior staff on Capitol Hill by Punchbowl News found 76 percent said their boss
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is worried. Breaking it down by party, 100 percent of Democrats said they're concerned
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in addition to 52 percent of Republicans. The survey began April 7th, two weeks after
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reporter Jeffrey Goldberg revealed former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz accidentally added him
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to a Signal group chat in which cabinet members discussed the political implications and attack
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plans for airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. They concluded the survey April 28th, three days
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before Waltz was removed as National Security Advisor and nominated by President Trump to be
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the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Lawmakers didn't see that coming. When asked
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what do you think will happen as a result of the Signal Chat scandal, 59 percent said nothing
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21 percent said Waltz is likely to be fired, and 9 percent said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is
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likely to be fired. 84 percent of respondents said their bosses are concerned about Goldberg
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being added to the chat, including 98 percent of Democrats and 70 percent of Republicans
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The staffers also didn't think Congress would do anything about the incident, which has become known as SignalGate
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Just 5 percent said Congress will pass new laws regarding handling of classified documents, and 25 percent said Congress will open an investigation
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Republicans control Congress, so that means they decide whether to open an investigation and what the scope would be
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I'm Ray Bogan for Straight Arrow News. For more reporting, download the SAN app
