Senate Dems demand to see copies of Trump's intelligence briefings on Russian bounties
By Tal Axelrod - 07/10/20 07:37 PM EDT
Senate Democrats are demanding they be allowed to see any copies of intelligence briefs that were presented to President Trump regarding evidence that Russia was paying the Taliban bounties for attacks on U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan.
In a letter to the White House spearheaded by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), herself a combat veteran of the Iraq War, the senators expressed alarm that news reports showed that Trump was briefed on intelligence surrounding the bounties as early as February, but did not take action to punish Russia.
“Beyond the numerous public reports alleging that you authorized no action based on the alleged intelligence, your administration does not dispute that you have indeed not directed any new actions to send Russia a message that such provocations will not go unpunished,†they wrote.
“There can be no higher national security priority than the protection of our Armed Forces abroad," they continued, "and the people’s representatives in Congress need to know what is going on here.â€
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