Sec. Mattis says the Niger ambush is under investigation: "We at the [DOD] like to know what we are talking about before we talk." pic.twitter.com/a1hzaXwnuN
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 19, 2017
The Hill: Pentagon officials insist they are informing lawmakers on Niger attack
Pentagon officials insisted on Thursday that they were being open with Congress while briefing lawmakers on the attack in Niger that left four U.S. special forces dead and two others injured.
Pentagon chief spokeswoman Dana White said the Defense Department had a military general brief members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees in a closed session on the Oct. 4 ambush. She did not say who spoke to the committees.
The briefing came the same day Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) told reporters it might require a subpoena to get more information about the Niger attack.
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WNU Editor: This is going to take a while, but this is now a media and political story, and I can only imagine the pressure that the Pentagon must be under right now.
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