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Trump Kept Plans for Raid Against Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi From Democrats Involved in Impeachment
Daily Beast ^ | 10.27.19 | Tracy Connor

Posted on 10/27/2019 10:02:35 AM PDT by SJackson

onald Trump Kept Plans for Raid Against Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi From Democrats Involved in Impeachment Hearings

President Trump said he withheld information about the raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi from some members of Congress—including senior Democrats on the committees involved in the impeachment inquiry—because he was worried about leaks. “We notified some [and] others are being notified now as I speak,” Trump said Sunday morning, approximately 12 hours after he tweeted that “something very big has just happened.” Those left out of the loop included House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Trump said that telling the Democratic leaders would have put U.S. forces at risk. “Washington is a leaking machine,” Trump said. “The only people that knew were the few people that I dealt with...A leak could have caused the death of all of them.”


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How rude. They didn't have a chance to warn al-Baghdadi. That's not fair. Probably another impeachment article.

Personally I don't see why anyone in either political party not directly in the chain of command, which probably eliminates virtually every politician save the Vice President, should have been briefed prior to the action.

1 posted on 10/27/2019 10:02:36 AM PDT by SJackson
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To: SJackson

When you are engaging in impeachment, all other matters take the backseat.

If the Senate goes to court, those jurors/Senators cannot go on the campaign trail for 2020.


2 posted on 10/27/2019 10:04:44 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
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And well he should have otherwise they would have betrayed our country and tipped him off.

Good move, Mr President.


3 posted on 10/27/2019 10:04:45 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: SJackson

Those under investigation for treason are not allowed to see certain sensitive information!


4 posted on 10/27/2019 10:05:02 AM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: SJackson

Democrats never have this country’s best interests at heart. Its about politics with them.

They found out like the rest of us did and they’re full of gloom. Cry me a river.


5 posted on 10/27/2019 10:05:23 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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President Trump didn't notify Speaker Louse OR ISIS representative Adam Schiff.

Think of the American lives that were saved.

6 posted on 10/27/2019 10:05:34 AM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We CHOSE Trump.)
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To: SJackson

Paging Boo Hoo Girl.

7 posted on 10/27/2019 10:06:22 AM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: SJackson

Obama and Hillary lied to Congress for weeks about Benghazi so the 9-11-2012 election wouldn’t tank Obama’s re-election in November 2012.

The Daily Bitch wasn’t upset about those LIES or locking up a patsy filmmaker’s who’s youtube video played no role in the attack.


8 posted on 10/27/2019 10:06:28 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
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Hell I would have kept the info from a good chunk of republicans in Congress. They are filthy swamp scum too.


9 posted on 10/27/2019 10:06:32 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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This will now be added to the list the Dems claim as another impeachable offense


10 posted on 10/27/2019 10:07:05 AM PDT by digger48
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To: metmom

And well he should have otherwise they would have betrayed our country and tipped him off.

Good move, Mr President.

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Amen. The Democrats are the frenemy.


11 posted on 10/27/2019 10:07:35 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To prove it, President Trump should “inform” Schiffty and Pelosi about an upcoming military operation and see how long it takes for it to get reported by the Fake News Media. You know, kind of like what GHW Bush did before going into Somalia.


12 posted on 10/27/2019 10:08:00 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would be have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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Hell I would have kept the info from a good chunk of republicans in Congress. They are filthy swamp scum too.

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Ture story.


13 posted on 10/27/2019 10:08:27 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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I am sure dhimmicrats think think Trump was being spiteful when in reality Trump knew if he included them they would have not been able to get to the media fast enough to sabotage it


14 posted on 10/27/2019 10:08:53 AM PDT by dsrtsage (Complexity is merely simplicity lacking imagination)
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Why should he tell them a damn thing..it would have taken Schiff FIVE SECONDS to go leak it to the commie media, or to Al-Baghdadi himself..and he would have either gotten away or US troops would have been killed, which is what the Dems wanted..they are disappointed troops didnt die so they could blame Trump


15 posted on 10/27/2019 10:09:07 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Texas Eagle

To prove it, President Trump should “inform” Schiffty and Pelosi about an upcoming military operation and see how long it takes for it to get reported by the Fake News Media. You know, kind of like what GHW Bush did before going into Somalia.

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Great idea


16 posted on 10/27/2019 10:09:13 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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17 posted on 10/27/2019 10:09:41 AM PDT by SJackson (blow in a dogÂ’s face, he gets mad at you, car ride; he sticks his head out the window)
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Sorry folks, I just think that Trump is trolling the Democrats. Even if the GOP ran the House, I would not be briefing the HPSCI on a prospective operation like this one. Where is the need to know?


18 posted on 10/27/2019 10:11:21 AM PDT by Lysandru
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Good. The DemoRats would have warned him.


19 posted on 10/27/2019 10:11:36 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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The media weekend duty B-teams have settled on a spin which amounts to self-parody. Do any of us really believe that they would have warned al-Baghdadi in order to harm Trump at the expense of their own country. Uh...actually, all of us believe that. Because it’s true.


20 posted on 10/27/2019 10:12:43 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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