Dem Intel Leaders Not Briefed Before Strike, but GOP Was

Republican intelligence leaders in Congress were reportedly briefed before President Donald Trump’s strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, but Democrat intelligence congressional leaders were not.

House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Jim Himes, D-Conn., was not briefed but House Intelligence Committee Chair Rick Crawford, R-Ark., was in contract with the White House, sources told CNN.

The same goes for Senate Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Mark Warner, D-Va., who was not briefed, while Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., was, according to CNN’s sources.

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