Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he was briefed about the US strike that killed Iran Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, while senior Democratic congressional members were kept in the dark ahead of the attack.
"I was briefed about the potential operation when I was down in Florida," Graham said on Fox News Friday morning."I appreciate being brought into the orbit."Graham spent multiple days with President Donald Trump at his Palm Beach resort, Mar-a-Lago, earlier this week, tweeting on Tuesday that he had a meeting with Trump"regarding the situation in Iraq." It is not clear if Graham was briefed on the strike during that meeting.
Top Democratic leaders kept in dark about Soleimani attackIt's not clear how many other lawmakers had advance notice of the strike. Senior congressional Democrats who make up part of the Gang of Eight were not notified about the drone strike that killed Soleimani, which they called a breach of protocol over how the top leadership is typically briefed over sensitive military actions.
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