House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner has informed all members of Congress about a significant national security concern. Turner is urging President Biden to declassify all relevant information regarding this threat. This will enable Congress, the Administration, and our allies to openly discuss and determine the necessary actions to address this issue.
According to the notice obtained by Fox News Digital, congressional members were alerted on Wednesday about an urgent matter related to a foreign military capability that has the potential to destabilize. It is crucial for all Congressional Policy Makers to be aware of this. In response to the situation, Representative Jim Himes, the ranking Democrat on the committee, reassured Americans that they should not be overly concerned.
“Look, Mike is right to highlight this issue. But it’s so sensitive that [we’re] right now not publicly discussing. And I don’t want people thinking that, you know, Martians are landing or that your Wednesday is going to be ruined. But it’s something that the Congress the administration does need to address in the medium to long run,” Himes told The Hill.
On Wednesday, during the White House press briefing, Jake Sullivan, the National Security Advisor, announced that he had contacted the Gang of Eight earlier in the week. He offered himself for a personal briefing on the matter. This briefing is scheduled to occur on Thursday.
“I am a bit surprised that Congressman Turner came out publicly today in advance of a meeting on the books for me to go sit with him alongside our intelligence and defense professionals tomorrow. That’s his choice to do that,” Sullivan said.
“All I can tell you is that I’m focused on going to see him, sit with him, as well as the other House members of the Gang of Eight tomorrow, and I’m not in a position to say anything further from this podium at this time, other than to make the broad point that this administration has gone further, and in more creative, more strategic ways, dealt with the declassification of intelligence in the national interest of the United States than any administration in history,” Sullivan continued.
JUST IN — House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner says all members of Congress have access to info on “a serious national security threat”
Turner requested Biden to declassify all information relating to the threat. pic.twitter.com/Gx4fC2rKSs
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