Benny Johnson described what he characterized as breaking news involving a federal investigation into Signal chat groups during an exchange with Kash Patel.

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Johnson said, "Okay, so this is breaking news. So you are you in the FBI and perhaps other intelligence agencies are fully aware of this coordinated effort to attack federal law enforcement, to impede them and potentially insurrect And so there is now an open investigation into these into these chats and into this coordinated network."

They have illegally captured 5000 plates in the Signal Group.

Some admins connected directly to Tim Walz Ohh boy thats a huge NO NO NO pic.twitter.com/p8TLBWBeO0 — 0HOUR1 (@0hour1) January 25, 2026

Johnson continued by describing the reactions of individuals involved in the chats, stating, "Some of them are fleeing. Some of them are very scared. Now you can see their chats. They're very, very worried now that they have been exposed."

"We're all fucked!"

Rioter signal chat was exposed for all their internal plans targetting ICE agents (names, threats, illegal acts). Now they panic, talk about fleeing the state, or country. pic.twitter.com/9q7vijVuRC — Grummz (@Grummz) January 26, 2026

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Kash Patel responded by addressing the issue of legal accountability, saying, "Well, they should be if they broke the law, you should be worried. It's that simple, if you didn't break the law, there's really nothing to worry about on that front."

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Patel went on to outline his stated priorities regarding law enforcement and constitutional protections.

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He said, "And so, you know, we're going to continue. As I've said from day one, we will protect law enforcement. We will make sure they have the security and safety to do their jobs."

Patel also referenced constitutional protections for civilians, stating, "We will also ensure that civilians have the ultimate protection of the First and Second Amendment."

He concluded by explaining his role in determining when intervention is warranted, saying, "But it is my job to adjudicate the difference when there is a breaking of federal statute or state law in the furtherance of a crime or violence against law enforcement officers, and that's when we step in."

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