Rubio, Ratcliffe to deliver classified Iran briefing to Gang of Eight ahead of Trump's State of the

[libertybele]

Perhaps this explains, from what I saw, Rubio's reluctance to accept praise from Trump and stand for a round of applause.  He knew this was coming down the pipeline and perhaps he wasn't comfortable with the timing??

Rubio, Ratcliffe to deliver classified Iran briefing to Gang of Eight ahead of Trump's State of the Union

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe will brief top congressional leaders on rising tensions in Iran on Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump’s annual State of the Union address.

Ratcliffe and Rubio, who also serves as Trump’s national security advisor, will brief the so-called Gang of Eight congressional leadership as well as top lawmakers on the Intelligence committees from the White House Tuesday at 3 p.m.

The closed-door session comes as the administration weighs next steps in the escalating standoff with the Islamic Republic. Talks with Iran, where the U.S. is pushing for full denuclearization and a limit on its ballistic missile program, are scheduled to resume on Thursday. White House envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff led talks last week with Iran that did not result in a tangible deal.

The White House has made clear that diplomacy is Trump’s first priority, but the Middle East has seen the largest U.S. military buildup in decades. One carrier strike group under the USS Abraham Lincoln is already in the region and another with the USS Gerald R. Ford is heading that way..............

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rubio-ratcliffe-deliver-classified-iran-briefing-gang-eight-ahead-trumps-state-union

[libertybele]

As far as any leaks .... I now place my bets on Kushner as being the leaker.  I've never trusted him and never will. 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

"Gang of Eight"... who comes up with these dumb names?

[libertybele]

"Gang of Eight"... who comes up with these dumb names?

The Gang of Eight name has been around for decades.  Rubio at one time was part of the Gang of Eight and he has never lived down his participation.  I for one did not vote for him because of his affiliation.

Again, the current members are:

Under the "gang of eight" system, the executive branch of the United States discloses highly sensitive intelligence information to the following members of Congress:[6]

    United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
        Rick Crawford (R-AR), Chair
        Jim Himes (D-CT), Ranking Member
    United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence:
        Tom Cotton (R-AR), Chair
        Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chair
    Leadership in the United States House of Representatives:
        Mike Johnson (R-LA), Speaker
        Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Minority Leader
    Leadership in the United States Senate:
        John Thune (R-SD), Majority Leader
        Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Minority Leader

Out of those listed, I trust none of them.  Perhaps Johnson or Crawford I trust to a certain extent and I don't believe that they would leak intel info, but the others ... any one of them want to see Trump fail.