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Trump Defends Keeping ‘Leaker’ Schiff, Pelosi Out Of Loop On Al-Baghdadi Raid

Joseph Curl
Trump Defends Keeping ‘Leaker’ Schiff, Pelosi Out Of Loop On Al-Baghdadi Raid
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President Trump, on Monday, defended his decision to keep some top congressional Democrats out of the loop before the U.S. strike on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, saying the mission was too important to risk.

Trump, on Sunday, said he did not notify some members of Congress — including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and senior Democrats on the committees currently working to impeach him, including Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) — about a raid because he was worried about leaks.

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