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The Assistant to the NSA would likely have done a lot of the leg work to gather the information in the briefings. The NSA (National Security Advisor) is tasked with bringing briefings to the President. Not jsut the information he has asked for, but also anything that the NSA believes should be brought to the attention of the President. It is part of the function of the NSA inside the national Security Council. From the White House website:

National Security Council

The National Security Council (NSC) is the President's principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials. Since its inception under President Truman, the Council's function has been to advise and assist the President on national security and foreign policies. The Council also serves as the President's principal arm for coordinating these policies among various government agencies.

The NSC is chaired by the President. Its regular attendees (both statutory and non-statutory) are the Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the statutory military advisor to the Council, and the Director of National Intelligence is the intelligence advisor. The Chief of Staff to the President, Counsel to the President, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy are invited to attend any NSC meeting. The Attorney General and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget are invited to attend meetings pertaining to their responsibilities. The heads of other executive departments and agencies, as well as other senior officials, are invited to attend meetings of the NSC when appropriate.

The National Security Council was established by the National Security Act of 1947 (PL 235 - 61 Stat. 496; U.S.C. 402), amended by the National Security Act Amendments of 1949 (63 Stat. 579; 50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). Later in 1949, as part of the Reorganization Plan, the Council was placed in the Executive Office of the President.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/nsc/

Bet both butt cheeks that Obama knew SOMETHING about Gun Walker, if he DID NOT, then the Assistant to the National Security Advisor should have been fired ALREADY. I notice he is still at work along with HIS assistant - the same one who was talking so extensively to the Agents in Charge.....