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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump administration abruptly cancels 4 classified Iran-related briefings
Washington (CNN)The Trump administration has abruptly canceled four classified congressional briefings related to the ongoing Iran crisis, in some cases providing little or no explanation for doing so.
The State Department called off two briefings that had been scheduled for Wednesday, Senate and House aides confirm to CNN.
Congressional lawmakers had been slated to receive a briefing on embassy security while the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had expected to hear from top State Department officials about the administration's Iran policy and authorities for the use of force before the last-minute schedule changes.
FBI officials had been expected to brief a group of House lawmakers on counterintelligence issues related to Iran on Wednesday in a separate closed-door session but those plans also changed at the last moment, according to two sources familiar with the planning. The reason for the cancellation remains unclear but the briefing was added to the calendar late last week, one of the sources said.
The State Department called off two briefings that had been scheduled for Wednesday, Senate and House aides confirm to CNN.
Congressional lawmakers had been slated to receive a briefing on embassy security while the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had expected to hear from top State Department officials about the administration's Iran policy and authorities for the use of force before the last-minute schedule changes.
FBI officials had been expected to brief a group of House lawmakers on counterintelligence issues related to Iran on Wednesday in a separate closed-door session but those plans also changed at the last moment, according to two sources familiar with the planning. The reason for the cancellation remains unclear but the briefing was added to the calendar late last week, one of the sources said.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/15/politics/state-department-cancels-iran-briefing/index.html
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Trump administration abruptly cancels 4 classified Iran-related briefings (Original Post)
spanone
Jan 2020
OP
BigmanPigman
(51,609 posts)1. He is planning new and bigger "distractions".
spanone
(135,844 posts)3. My fear.
MerryBlooms
(11,770 posts)2. 5 words
Lev Parnas/Rachel Maddow Interview.
Baitball Blogger
(46,735 posts)4. He knows no one is going to believe his porker lies anymore.
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)5. I totally agree. They are so spooked.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)8. Some of them likely got some laundry to take care of.
After that interview tonight!
Devin...?
sprinkleeninow
(20,250 posts)9. shout works gud.
"Jes' shout it out!"
Or babo:
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)10. Neat commercial. Never had heard of Babo. Must be pre-comet and Ajax,
sprinkleeninow
(20,250 posts)11. Yes. I was in my early formative years.
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alittlelark
(18,890 posts)6. Time to 25 45
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)7. Leningrad Lindsey and Cornyn won't be able to
tombstone this fallout. If it is true that the Hill Staffers are in full rampage mode,and these folks run the store,some real ugly stuff is about to go down.