Deliberations should be conducted through classified channels, CIA DirectorJohn Ratcliffesaid Tuesday.
Vance, and others debated the merits and timing of bombing Yemen to make it check the Houthi insurgency.
Ratcliffe and Gabbard were grilled for almost two hours by Democrats.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe during the Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
You could almost forget that FBI Director Kash Patel had also been summoned to testify.
Youre the head of the intelligence community, youre supposed to know about classifications, King quipped.
Ratcliffe replied that those types of discussions should be conducted through classified channels.
You cant have it both ways, he added.
