Mike Turner, Chairman of House Intelligence Committee, R-Ohio, an unusual statement on Wednesday warned of an “serious national security threat”, without providing additional details, the White House said that there was a employed briefing for Congress leaders, pre-determined.
Four sources with knowledge of this issue states that the danger is a Russian military capacity.
Turner, in statementThe danger was not identified, but said, “Today, the House Permanent Selection Committee on Intelligence has made available to all members of the Congress information related to a serious national security threat.”
The Turner said that he is requesting that the President Joe Biden “removed all the information related to this danger so that the Congress, administration and our colleagues could openly discuss the necessary tasks to respond to this threat.”
The statement did not offer any additional details, including the nature of the danger. On Wednesday afternoon, the members of the house began to bite the highly safe room in the basement of the capital, known as SCIF, where the most sensitive, classified information is shared with MPs.
The White House National Security Advisor Jake Sulivan addressed the Turner’s statement in a press briefing after some time and suggested that he was surprised by the Congress’ statement as he already had a briefing plan for Thursday. An American official confirmed that on Thursday, the briefing was related to the threat exposed by the Turner.
Sulivan stated that earlier this week, he approached the gang of eight, the top leader of the House and the Senate, “to present himself for a personal briefing.”
Sulivan told reporters, “This has been on books, so I am a little surprised that the Congress Turner came out publicly today, before a meeting on books, for me to sit with them with our intelligence and defense professionals yesterday,” Sulivan told reporters.
He said, “He likes to do so. I can tell you that I am focusing on going to see him, sitting with him and other household members of the eight gangs of eight gangs are also in a position to say anything ahead of this podium.”
Sulivan refused to provide additional details about briefing, but clarified that he was the one who started the meeting.
He said, “I personally reached the gang of eight. It is very unusual, in fact, to do so for the National Security Advisor, and I did so,” he said.
Asked whether the public should be concerned about the danger, Sulivan said, “In a way, this question is impossible to answer with a straight ‘yes’ … because Americans think that we have to face many dangers and challenges in the world that we are working with every day, and those dangers and challenges are from terrorism to state actors.”
“I am confident that the decision taken by President Biden is going to ensure the safety of American people, and I will stand here on this podium and claim that you see in the eye with the belief that we believe that we can protect the national security of the United States and American people.”
A Democratic source, familiar to the danger, told NBC News: “This is a serious issue that can lead to an unstable situation and a national security threat.”
The source described it as a “potential foreign threat”, but would not identify where the danger is coming from.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. Many prominent MPs, including, said that there was no reason for this.
“I want to assure American people that there is no need for a public alarm,” Johnson said in Capital. “We are going to work together to address the matter, because we do all the sensitive matters that are classified and beyond it, I am not on freedom to disclose classified information and cannot really say too much, but we just want to ensure that everyone is on a stable hand wheel, we are working on this, and no need for alarm.”
“People should not panic-this is unequal. People should not panic,” said the ranking member in the rape gym Hims, D-Con, House Intelligence Committee.
Turner “is right to highlight the issue, but it is so sensitive that he is not now publicly discussing it,” Hims told reporters. “And I don’t want people to think that Martians are descending or that your Wednesday is about to be ruined. But this is something that Congress and administration needs to address medium to a long time.”
Rape Mike Garcia, R-Calif., Said that he urges all the members to see intelligence. He said, “I urge the President to take the matter seriously.
Rape. Jason Crowe, D-Kolo., Said that it is “one of the very unstable things we have to address. … It’s something that requires our attention. There is no doubt. It is not an immediate crisis, but is definitely something that we have to be very serious about.”
House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffrees, DN.Y., said on Wednesday, “I think more information will be appropriate, expected, will be made available soon later.”
Senate leaders are not expected to participate in briefing on Thursday as the upper chamber is now on a two -week holiday.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-VA, and its ranking member, Marco Rubio, R-Flow. According to two sources with direct knowledge, the national security threat known by the Turner was briefed weeks ago. Intelligence information has been provided to all members of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
A formula with knowledge said that this danger is currently “not unrelated” to issues addressed by the National Security Supplementary Funding Package, which includes assistance to Ukraine Israel and Taiwan, but they are not “straight tied”. The source further refused.
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