A bipartisan group of senators on the Intelligence Committee is demanding access to the classified documents found in the possession of President Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vi…
A bipartisan group of senators on the chamber’s Intelligence Committee is demanding access to classified documents found in the possession of President Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, saying the White House is stonewalling their efforts to determine if national security was compromised.
The senators held a press conference after meeting with Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, to stress the importance of knowing what was in the records despiteSen. Marco Rubio, the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Community, is among members of the panel seeking access to the mishandled classified documents.
“The information we’re asking for has no bearing whatsoever or would interfere in no way with a criminal investigation,” said Rubio . “I’m not in the business of threats right now,” he said. “But I’m just saying every year this committee has to authorize how money is spent in agencies.”
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