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NEW: Lawmakers want to know what Trump knew about Russian bounties. There's a precedent for finding out: The House Benghazi investigation. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/02/benghazi-russia-trump-afghanistan-348336
In a little known appendix, the Benghazi committee reported on President Obama's daily intelligence briefing process. The committee interviewed CIA analysts and even Obama's regular daily briefer to find out what he knew on Sept. 12, 2012. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/02/benghazi-russia-trump-afghanistan-348336
The Obama White House largely cooperated with this inquiry. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/02/benghazi-russia-trump-afghanistan-348336
Now, lawmakers are asking for details about how Trump's White House handled a written PDB that mentioned the Russian bounty intelligence.
Republicans on the Benghazi committee who got similar answers from Obama included Jim Jordan and Mike Pompeo. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/02/benghazi-russia-trump-afghanistan-348336
Republicans on the Benghazi committee who got similar answers from Obama included Jim Jordan and Mike Pompeo. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/02/benghazi-russia-trump-afghanistan-348336
What could a similar inquiry produce? Some possibilities:
-Who was Trump's written PDB mentioning the bounties shared with besides the president?
-Was the briefing delivered in full that particular day?
-Did the briefer highlight the bounties for other WH officials?
-Who was Trump's written PDB mentioning the bounties shared with besides the president?
-Was the briefing delivered in full that particular day?
-Did the briefer highlight the bounties for other WH officials?
The House GOP Benghazi report noted its review of Obama's briefers was "one of the few, if only, times in history outside scrutiny has ever been applied to the PDB process.”
Previously, George W. Bush had made his Aug. 6, 2001 briefing public.
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB116/
Previously, George W. Bush had made his Aug. 6, 2001 briefing public.
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB116/
Here's the Benghazi report appendix on the investigation of Obama's PDB: …https://archives-benghazi-republicans-oversight.house.gov/sites/republicans.benghazi.house.gov/files/documents/App%20H%20Sit%20Rep-PDB%20Redacted.pdf
Also worth noting: The Dems on the Benghazi Committee included Reps. SCHIFF and SMITH, both of whom attended the White House briefing on Russian bounties on Tuesday and will play a role investigating. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/02/benghazi-russia-trump-afghanistan-348336
