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The chairman of the Intelligence Committee warns of a serious threat to US security

2024-02-14 21:10:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

The chairman of the Intelligence Committee warns of a serious threat to US

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday that he has received information about a serious threat to national security and called on the administration to declassify the information so the United States and allies can openly discuss how must answer.

Republican lawmaker Mike Turner did not elaborate in his statement on the nature of the threat. The White House also declined to provide details.

Mr. Turner sent an email message to members of Congress earlier on Wednesday, informing them that his committee has "identified an urgent matter regarding the destabilizing capabilities of a foreign military" that needs to be addressed. all policy makers. He encouraged lawmakers to gather in one of the secure rooms in Congress to be briefed on the disclosures. He again did not provide further details.

Lawmaker Turner's announcement appears to have caught President Biden's administration by surprise.

National security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White House that a briefing session with Mr. Turner and other leaders in Congress on intelligence issues, known as the Group of Eight, was already planned for Thursday. Mr. Sullivan did not disclose the subject or provide other details about Mr. Turner's statement.

"I am focused on the meeting tomorrow with him and the other members of the Group of Eight in the House of Representatives," said Mr. Sullivan. "I am not in a position to say anything further from this podium at this moment."

He admitted that it is not common practice to hold such an information session.

"I just want to say that I personally contacted the Group of Eight. It's actually very unusual for the national security adviser to do that," Mr. Sullivan said. He said he contacted them earlier this week.

Mr. Sullivan did not say whether the briefing would be related to Mr. Turner's warning. "I will leave it to you to make the connections you want", he told the journalists./ VOA





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