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Senate Judiciary questions John Eisenberg on Vindman IG findings, Signal messaging breach and FISA safeguards
Summary
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, nominee John Eisenberg faced questions about an inspector-general report alleging retaliation against Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a recent Signal messaging security breach among senior national-security officials, and the handling of FISA-authorized intelligence searches.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, opened a confirmation hearing for three Department of Justice nominees by praising their records and introducing John Eisenberg as the nominee for assistant attorney general for the National Security Division.
The most contested exchanges during Eisenberg's appearance focused on a Department of Defense inspector‑general report alleging he retaliated against Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, and on a widely reported security breach in which cabinet officials discussed sensitive military plans over a commercial messaging app. Sen. Dick Durbin, the committee's ranking member, also pressed for assurances that nominees would place the rule of law above political loyalty after a string of high‑level Justice Department personnel changes.
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