Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle admitted in congressional testimony Monday that she used encrypted apps on her personal phone to communicate with government colleagues, potentially a federal crime.
Rep. Eric Burlinson (R-Mo.) asked Cheatle if she “used any encrypted app to communicate from your personal device?”
“I do on occasion use encrypted apps to communicate,” Cheatle admitted.
Bloody Hell
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle just said that she uses encrypted apps on her personal cell phone to speak to colleagues in the federal government and overseas
Rep. Eric Burlinson is stunned, and states this might be a federal crime
Cheatle hurriedly then… pic.twitter.com/qZHT3z2So5
— Connor Tomlinson (@Con_Tomlinson) July 22, 2024
Burlinson pressed if she used those encrypted apps to communicate “with people from the federal government” or with “local law enforcement.”
“Whom are you communicating using encrypted apps?” he asked.
She responded, “Many times it’s with colleagues and associates.”
“So you’re communicating with colleagues on a personal device?” he asked.
Cheatle confirmed that she did, adding “Recently we’ve been able to install some of those apps on government devices.”
“I’m actually shocked that you’re using your personal device and encrypted communication tools,” a stunned Burlinson said. “I think that that might be the most shocking thing that I’ve heard today.”
“I didn’t expect for you to say that,” he added.
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Watch Cheatle’s full testimony to House Oversight Committee:
