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Home Front: Politix
Reporter Asks Trump if he's Notified Congressional Leaders About al-Baghdadi Raid; ‘We Decided Not to Because Washington Leaks Like I've Never Seen Before'
2019-10-27
[Red State] After notifying the American people that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead, he was asked by a reporter if he has "notified the congressional leaders about this? Pelosi, Schiff, Mitch McConnell?"

President Trump replied:

We notified some. Others are being notified now as I speak. We were going to notify them last night but we decided not to do that because Washington leaks like I've never seen before. There's no country in the world that leaks like we do. And Washington is a leaking machine. And I told my people we will not notify them until our great people are out, not just in, but out. I don't want to have them greeted with firepower like you wouldn't believe. So, we were able to get in. It was top secret...

A leak could have cost the deaths of all of them.


President Trump was right not to notify them ahead of time. They can't be trusted. This is a group of people who have a vested interest in preventing Donald Trump from getting a win, especially a foreign policy win.
They can't be trusted. Treasonous POS's
Democrats are notorious leakers. They impose strict secrecy rules around their impeachment inquiry meetings, then they strategically leak just the right sound bites, usually taken out of context.

And, coming on the heels of the sharp rebuke Trump has faced over his decision to withdraw troops from Northern Syria, this moment is all the sweeter. Would you trust Adam Schiff or Nancy Pelosi to put country before politics? I wouldn't.

Given the choice between the deaths of 50 anonymous U.S. soldiers or watching Trump take a victory lap, I believe they would choose the former. And then Pelosi would appear on cable and ask Americans to pray for our fallen soldiers and their families.
Posted by:Frank G

#12  Nancy may be butthurt, but her very words said it: “Our military and allies deserve strong, smart and strategic leadership from Washington.”
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2019-10-27 21:43  

#11  Now what he should do is inform them of the next 'raid' ahead of time.....and instead of sending troops, have a full B-52 squadron turn that spot to moonscape.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2019-10-27 20:36  

#10  Wise decision on the part of Trump. Some of these people would screw up a one person parade.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-10-27 18:29  

#9  It was determined on President Obama’s watch that Congressional leaders needn’t be informed until afterwards in the case of such actions, per Instapundit:

FLASHBACK: Stephen Preston, the CIA’s general counsel “wrote a memo addressing when the administration had to alert congressional leaders under a statute governing covert actions. Given the circumstances, the lawyers decided that the administration would be legally justified in delaying notification until after the raid.”

—“Secret lawyers’ meetings determined Osama bin Laden would be killed,” the New York Times, October 29, 2015. (Link goes to reprint at the Sydney Morning Herald, as original is behind the Times’ subscriber paywall.)
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-10-27 18:20  

#8  Should have said they didn’t notify Pelosi because they knew she had to be in CA during this time of emergency. Anyone with a souls would be there with their contiruancy.
Posted by: Rjschwarz   2019-10-27 16:39  

#7  
Posted by: 3dc   2019-10-27 15:39  

#6  Don't hold back, newc, tell us how you really feel...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-10-27 15:35  

#5  The CINC does not have to notify congress of anything current ops.

Keep those pieces of shit in the dark.
They are of no use to the mission and will only screw it up.

The worst US Congress Ever demands trump work for them?

A word to that disastrous fascist whore pelosi and all her flying monkeys...
Go fuck yourselves.
Posted by: newc   2019-10-27 14:56  

#4  Don't know if Pelosi and Schiff know this, but Islamists have a bug in their bonnet about western civilization. They have security against the deplorables, dirt people, and just plain joes, so they can pontificate till the cows come home.

They can buy security and loyalty but for what price and for how long? When you break the rules, then there are no rules eventually.

The veneer of civilization is very thin.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2019-10-27 14:52  

#3  Very wise decision indeed, NOT telling those worthless bastids ANYTHING !!!

Let them concentrate on the word.... "lynching" or the G7 Doral conference venue. Any fok'n thing except that which is important.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-10-27 13:57  

#2  It also indicates, for now at least, there aren't any leakers at the level this operation was orchestrated.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-10-27 13:49  

#1  [NY Post] Asked if he had notified House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has launched an impeachment probe against the president, Trump said, “I didn’t do that.”
Pelosi, in a statement, praised the “heroism, dedication and skill of our intelligence professionals and acknowledge the work of our partners in the region.”

The California Democrat also called on the Trump administration to keep Congress in the know.
Trump says monitoring US raid on al-Baghdadi was like 'watching a movie'

“The House must be briefed on this raid, which the Russians but not top Congressional Leadership were notified of in advance, and on the Administration’s overall strategy in the region,” the statement said. “Our military and allies deserve strong, smart and strategic leadership from Washington.”

Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, which is at the forefront of the inquiry, said it was a “mistake” not to notify congressional leaders of a military operation.

“Had this escalated, had something gone wrong, had we gotten into a firefight with the Russians, it’s to the administration’s advantage to be able to say, ‘We informed Congress we were going in, they were aware of the risks. We at least gave them the chance to provide feedback.’ That wasn’t done here. I think that’s a mistake,” he told ABC News’ “This Week.
Posted by: Frank G   2019-10-27 13:43  

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