The Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg announced last week that he had been accidentally added to a chat group in which high-ranking Trump administration figures discussed military strikes in Yemen.

While the White House has since said the matter is "closed," one Democrat is calling for charges against senior officials, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. 

Jerry Nadler accuses Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe of lying under oath

That demand was put forward in a statement released this past Wednesday by New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, who serves as ranking member of the House House Judiciary Committee.

Specifically, Nadler alleged that the text messages Goldberg made public show Gabbard and "CIA Director John Ratcliffe lied under oath" when testifying on Capitol Hill.

"Perjury is a crime, and they should be prosecuted. Any other military officer who demonstrated such disregard for security protocols would likely face dismissal from service and even a court-martial," Nadler insisted.

"The Trump Administration appears to believe that cabinet secretaries and senior officials are immune from the law. They are not," he continued.

Ratcliffe says Goldberg "intentionally" misrepresented contents of chat group

"These lies, along with Secretary Hegseth’s careless attitude, cannot go unpunished. The Trump Administration must be held accountable," the New York congressman asserted.

Nadler concluded by calling "for every member of the signal chat to resign, and for DNI Gabbard and Director Ratcliffe to face prosecution to the fullest extent of the law."

Fox News reported that when appearing before the House Intelligence Committee, Ratcliffe accused Goldberg of intentionally misrepresenting what was said in the chat group.

The CIA director maintained that he "did not transmit classified information, and that the reporter who I don't know, I think intentionally intended it to indicate that."

CIA director touts successful military operation in Yemen

"That reporter also indicated that I had released the name of an undercover CIA operative in that Signal chat," Ratcliffe complained.

"In fact, I had released the name of my chief of staff who was not operating undercover. That was deliberately false and misleading," he alleged.

"I used an appropriate channel to communicate sensitive information. It was permissible to do so. I didn't transfer any classified information," Ratcliffe again stressed.

As he drew to a close, the CIA director remarked that the military operation in Yemen "was a remarkable success" which "everyone should be focused on."