Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who Wednesday said Iran’s nuclear facilities were destroyed by U.S. airstrikes last weekend, is not expected to be among the Trump administration officials to brief lawmakers Thursday.
The administration plans to limit classified intelligence sharing with Congress after leaks to the media of an early assessment of the state of Iran’s nuclear program following airstrikes Saturday night by a squadron of U.S. B-2 Spirit bombers, The Washington Post reported. It sets the stage for a contentious classified briefing with senators Thursday.
The White House is expected to send four national security officials to the briefing: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, the Post reported, citing unnamed administration officials.
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