Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., were not informed in advance of the U.S. special operations forces raid in northwestern Syria in which ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died, Schiff told ABC’s"This Week"
"Last night the United States brought the world’s number one terrorist leader to justice. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead," the president said in remarks Sunday morning from the White House. The House Intelligence Committee chair appeared on"This Week" two days after a source familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News that the Department of Justice had opened a criminal investigation into the origins of the probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections. The move means that a federal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney John Durham, will now have the authority to subpoena witnesses, impanel a grand jury and potentially bring criminal charges.
Congressional Republicans have criticized the way Schiff has conducted the impeachment inquiry, with some members of the House pushing to censure the California representative this week. In the Senate, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced a resolution, co-sponsored by over 40 other Republicans, which called for the House to vote to formally initiate the impeachment inquiry.
"This is poor timing for Lindsey Graham," Schiff said,"The court just ruled that his argument essentially has no merit, that the House of Representatives can proceed as it has with an impeachment inquiry that has been authorized by our leadership, that no vote on the House floor is necessary. So there is no merit to Lindsey Graham’s argument."
Booohooo....Booohooo... Waaaa....wa....... Cry me a river Comrade Shifty Shift... you were just there in Syria with Granada ma Nancy! You would have been breifted by your deep state handlers when Delta Force were to come flying in.... Fake News!!😭 😭😭😭
Of Dear Adam and Nancy. It is on a Need to Know System! You Do Not Need to Know.
Of course not... you would have leaked it to the press and your little friends
RepAdamSchiff of course you were not told. Your hatred for America is evident and your hatred for our President clouds your judgement to the point that you cannot be trusted. Still waiting on all of your “proof” of collusion. justaloudmouthpolitician
Good
Schiff has 0 credability
GOP are out November
That because you can’t keep any information without it leaking to the press.
Schiff is unimportant and inconsequential for the Commanderin Chief.
Because it is secret can you digit
So? Whiny babies. Nothing about American victory ..... both of them need to go.
RepAdamSchiff you said you had evidence you lied
So? It ain’t up to you.
They should be thankful the mission as successful vs worrying about whether they knew about it ahead of time!
So
Gee, wonder why !
Good! Why, so Schiff can leak it and Baghdadi could escape? Schiff and Pelosi got Trumped again!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂😂😂
Do something about that power grab
Dud, these very loose lips, these two buffoons are the biggest leakers.
Thank God!!
Hes the biggest leaker of the all
Too bad for you Schiff.
Way to go POTUS!!!!!! winning stillwinning
😂😂😂😂😂😂
It’s a damm good thing Dems weren’t informed otherwise we would have a bunch of dead soldiers & the mission would have failed because of leaks. Shifty himself would have called ISIS to give them a heads up just so Trump wouldn’t have another win. Disturbing but true.
that was smart you are not trust worthy
Who fucking cares they can’t be trusted
Republicans remember this when the Democrats have control. This will happen again.
POS
Operation of this type is need to know to protect those involved. The crude point that seems to be forgotten by so many of our elected representatives and our cherished members of the media, the bad guy is dead and the good guys are safe! GodBlessAmerica GodBlessOurMilitary
Because you can’t be trusted. You gotta go
And there were no leaks. Go figure
He had to tell daddy first
He told house intel. Just not the corrupt ones like shifty shift or alcoholic Nancy. They would have leaked it to Liberal media and liberal media would have warned ISIS.
No leaks worked out well
Probably why it was a successful raid.
The safety of our soldiers is far more important than notifying a known liar and leaker.
Leakers
The President doesn’t have to inform traitors of anything.
Bull Schiff is almost to the snapping point is the word around the DMV. The words cuckoo & padded room have been tossed around the District.
No wonder it was so successful. NO LEAKS!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣q pena les da q maten al sanguinario asesino🤣🤣🤣🤣
Does anyone not know why? Liberals will do anything to make Trump look bad, even spill the beans on a ongoing action.
😭 😭 😭 poor babies! And rightfully so. Had you known, you would have blown the cover, possibly killed our troops, and the rapist / murderer, al Bagdaddi would be running free to commit more rapes and murders. The old saying stands true today; loose lips sinks ships!
Why would you tell people that hate the country? You go Trump2020
The biggest leaker and his sidekick
ABC Dem hate news, Pelosi and Schiff would have leaked the raid to Bakr al-Baghdadi to stop President Trump from getting him. FACT
Watch the Dems start another “inquiry” so they can say “impeachable” offense.
Well of course. They don't want it leaked.
Reality House of Rep+ The Speaker of the House Pelosi can no longer be trusted with classified information especially military operations. They or their deep state staff will leak to the press protected by the whistle blower laws. Placing Nat 'l sec at risk + lives of soldiers
Awesome... The president did good... Now go join hands with WaPo and NYT and grieve your lose... 🤫🤫🤫
Simple. They can't be trusted .
Too damn bad. He is under NO obligation to inform them of shit
He was going to tell her but she, Shumer and a few other jerk-offs from the Democratic party stormed out of his office on 10/16. So I guess he figured she wasn't interested.
Too F-ing Bad! Schiff has NO Intelligence so he didn't need to Know!
It’s a damn good thing RepAdamSchiff & SpeakerPelosi weren’t in the know as they would have f’d up the entire operation!
Loose lips Adam Schiff
Because PencilNeck would have leaked it to the media or tweeted it out and compromise the entire objective.
Love it - he didn't trust you two - gotta Love our President
Good. Dont say shit to Adam Schitt and Psycholosi...
Makes sense. Nobody trusts those pos dems.
this ratio tho. people are waking up. stop pandering to the dipshits who used to be in charge
He can’t be trusted!
Good. Leakers and treasonous politicians don't need to know. There's no offical law you have too. Keep it up. Shut them down. Trump2020 blexit lexit standwithisrael jexit
The President is under no obligation to inform them. Contary to Schiff and Pelosi's talking points the House is not equal to presidency, the Congress is. Congress consist of both the House and Senate as equal parts of one complete branch of government. Learn something people
what goes around, comes around.
OF COURSE NOT!!!! Why would we want the mission leaked or sabotaged by these anti-Americans?
👏👏👏👏👏👏good! Liars and Leakers!
For the safety of the mission. What does that tell you about them?
They can't be trusted. They need to be impeached!
I'd be willing to bet Hair Furor didn't notify Gang of 8 because even HE didn't know. Why else was he golfing? Why thank RUSSIA, when it was the Kurds who helped? Why wait for a staged photo 2 hrs later? This fool didn't know either, because our Generals know he can't stfu.
That was an easy call for the Trump Administration. You are both the biggest leakers and the biggest liars in all of Washington DC. What the country really wants to know is how many bottles of Vodka does it take to get Fancy Nancy through her day
Why would they be? Would of leaked it!
TFB
Would have bungled itt if they could have, so ... .
And I imagine you & ol' Nan thought you were on his speed dial? Go figure ...
realDonaldTrump did the right thing for not telling RepAdamSchiff & SpeakerPelosi anything abt SpecialForcesOperation because these two would have warned AbuBakrAlBaghdadi WeTheVeterans DontTrustDemocrats
I'm still waiting on Shiff's proof of Russian collusion.....that he told everyone he had.
Thank God they weren’t! These Democrats would’ve leaked the info
You are leakers and insurgents against the Constitution.
Good ideal, kudos for not informing the leaker
loose lips right there.
So what?
And it wasnt leaked to the press this time......
Call a wambulance.
Success without informants knowledge...imagine that!
Because they are corrupt leakers
I wouldn't tell those jerks either...
These asshats would leak info to ISIS if they thought it would hurt Trump. Screw them
Nor should you be, where is it stated you have to be informed.
Hence why it worked
Mission accomplished 🇺🇸🙏🏻
There is no way they should have been informed ahead of time! They are despicable!
thank god.
So what’s the problem?
As it should be ..dems are traitors leakers they cant be trusted
Loose lips sink ships
Great not informing LEAKERS ! A lesson for the future …
Informing congressmen or women who have demonstrated they will leak such will never be appropriate. You can stand by your anti-American President Trump hating Pelosi and Schiff all you want, its a free country for now. Not so much if Pelosi gets her way.
😅😅😅 Didn't they just go to Jordan
RepAdamSchiff is a leaker.
I'm sure they would make up some bullshit to stop it anyways
We all know this already. Why are you reporting it for a tenth time. Congress is a leaking bag of crap. He withheld, rightfully so.
You both can’t be trusted with certain Security Secrets...therefore....!
Which is why it was such a great success! Pelosi and Schiff would have leaked it all the way to ukraine!
Come on 2020
Because he leaks like a sieve.
Good why should he be told!
That’s a good thing
For a damn good reason too.
and? so what
Excellent
These traitors literally went to the Middle East after the president say we were removing our soldiers, to mess things up there again. These people are pure evil. Two passport holding must be abolished if you want to be elected in the USA. Who are they working for?
Wait, the leakers weren't informed and the mission succeeded.... I'd be upset if I were RepAdamSchiff too.
Good you camtbe trusted
It is entirely understandable why they were not notified. And RepAdamSchiff why should he have been notified? Does he think he is that important? SpeakerPelosi would have done anything she could to ruin it or she and Adam would have leaked it.
The information from Global Research puts together the relationship between Israel's Mossad, CIA, and the creation of Salfist fanatical Muslims, for destabilization.
I don’t believe the tRUmp was either. The target was in a bunker built by Turkey. tRUmp can’t be trusted with confidential information. When he heard first thing he did was call Russia, and then he thanked them publicly for not being angry about it.
That's because traitor trump did not know until it was over. The CIA or special operations command in theatre didn't trust trump enough to inform him beforehand.
You say that as if it's a bad thing.
yeah, trump didnt want the dems leaking the raid to isis.
This means our government was unprepared
Because they are not Russians
Because Botox Nancy walked out of the Syria meeting. Now go ask Nancy why. AdamSchiff TantrumNancy
Isn’t this the third time today ABC news tweeted this article? They shouldn’t have been notified. They hate Trump more than Bahgdadi . They would have leaked
Dude is the biggest liar and leaker in government, that would have got people killed. Eat Schiff
Old news. likes to recycle these narratives.
Cry me a river. Its because you can’t be trusted not to leak. That’s on you.
Because you can’t trust them
Lmao so we just out here joining wars without anyone’s knowledge
Good because they leak
No hotels, no Russian friends, no kissing of GOP ass - - - no info
So sue Trump
ThisWeekABC Shoe is on the other foot now
ThisWeekABC That's strange. If the investigation was so proper why are they still rehashing the Mueller report just because Schiff didn't get the answer he was looking for from Mueller? Must not have been to proper. It didn't suit Schiff.
ThisWeekABC Wrong! It was the Obama admin that weaponized State Dept, DOJ, FBI, and Intel! Schiff worries about Barr and Durham and Horowitz! The smear campaign begins
ThisWeekABC It’s a war of words, and Schiff is losing🤑
ThisWeekABC I guess they found something that was not done PROPERLY! Hard to believe Adam Schiff is still in Congress after all his lies about the Russian collusion fraud by his party on the American taxpayer!
ThisWeekABC DID BAR WOKE UP ONE MORNING WITH A HORSEHEAD NEXT TO HIM?
ThisWeekABC Wow ImpeachBarr
ThisWeekABC Schiff-ty has to be the sorriest excuse for a human that we have. What he's describing is what Obama did to Trump.
ThisWeekABC Lol RepAdamSchiff is a jack ass
ThisWeekABC Democrat Adam Schiff has lied non stop for three straight years. He knowingly made up an entire conversation AS ACTING CHAIRMAN. That Democrats tabled Adam Schiff's Censure is indefensible. Thank God JohnDurham is investigating. Adam Schiff should be worried. WeStandWithTrump
ThisWeekABC Properly, with FISA abuse. This makes absolutely no sense.
ThisWeekABC Or, your just worried about your participation in said investigation.
ThisWeekABC Investigation started before 'impeachment.' Get the facts straight.
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What a cry baby. You can tell it’s all about power. They want it all. I don’t think a few “Congressmen” were intended to rule our Country. We have a damn good Pres for that. Like it or not. Spoiled babies!!! God I pray for justice in America again!
ThisWeekABC Seem ABC is helping the Democratic National Corruption (AKA the DNC) spread misinformation. The crime appears to be the investigation into the Trump campaign.
ThisWeekABC What Trump and Giuliani are trying to do is get the Ukraine to indict a Biden, Anny Biden, and then have a public extradition battle all because Trump is afraid to run against Joe Biden. Coward.
ThisWeekABC while in a sealed Congress basement room trying to impeach/overthrow the president
ThisWeekABC Not all he’s doing. Durham is going to get to the truth.
Possible that he did not know either😜
American people don’t need Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi at all 🙏
That’s because Pelosi and Schiff would have tipped ISIS off just to prevent another realDonaldTrump win. That’s how horrible they both are.
RepAdamSchiff SpeakerPelosi and chuckschumer didn’t deserve to be notified. As POTUS said he wanted to keep his men safe. no leaks.
You would have warned them
Well you can’t tell leakers anything .Adam slim ball and pathetic Nancy are leakers
Because they are an enemy of the USA and cannot be trusted.
Can’t imagine why.🤔
Why didn’t you mention that he has 48 hours to inform Congress
President Trump is under no legal obligation to tell them. When you behave like children, you are treated like children.
Trump wanted to make sure the Democrats never got credit for the raid, he wanted to boast it was all him and only him..
AdamSchiff is a snake! 🇺🇸
Smart move
They would of told the NYT & WP while the operation was under way. Bull- Schiff & Polesi are security risks.
Leakers!!!
Trust is a two way street. You can’t shake hands with one hand.
Oh you'll get your chance again. Bahgdadi has 4 or 5 lives left he has been killed 4 or 5 times already.
Now you know!
He informed you, after it was done. Quit crying.
Good! They are known leakers... and have proven over and over that they put party politics over the well being of our country! Sharing the al-Baghdadi op details w these party hacks wd compromise the safety of our soldiers and success of the op ...
Why is the leader of the House “Intelligence” committee dealing with impeachment? Doesn’t seem like the appropriate committee to be handling it.
The dems should understand better Than anyone about secret meetings. They have chosen not to work w our President. They could have been a part of this historic achievement by our President and military, they chose not to be part of important decisions for America. They are sick.
And that is why no Troops are dead today!
Smart move...keeping it out of the childish political arena. RESULTS....It was a success !
I think they tried, but you did not let then in.
There's no need to notify them.
They are not Americans , so why would he tell them.
2 Anti American Leakers
Trump is all about division. A lot of voters don’t believe he knows how to govern. I’m one of them and I won’t vote for him again. For sake of country he needs to go.
No one will tell the duo (Schiff and Pelosi). They cannot pass USMCA. They have issued more subpoenas than bills signed. What a shame, a party claiming to work for the people yet can not ratify a bill to prove it. Democrats - never advanced American workers interest.
That’s what happens when u can not keep secrets
Party of Leakers.
Good call on the president, they can't be trusted
You guys can’t keep a secret.
good..you can't be trusted.
They weren’t informed because they would leak the info to ISIS.
Dems can’t be trusted good job trump
Does anyone think Trump, Pelosi and Schiff are on speaking terms? They are trying to impeach him in the basement with secret hearings!! I’m sure they aren’t on Trumps speed dial. Lol.
Of course not u pencil necked geek
Neither was Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Obviously!
It was also more like a close door hearing.
Thank heaven none of them knew
Is that also an impeachable offense? 🤔
The Democratic Party hasn't done anything serious lately.
Because you and Pelosi are not trustable
I WONDER WHY SINCERELY MS. GARY
Good move Trump!
Where’s the whistle blower?
Awww boo hoo
Good
Trump accused them of possible interference and compromising the mission. It was petty and childish on trumps part
Ukraine is enough for impeachment and stop him before he declares Congress obsolete as totalitarian regime does.
Because the President is running the country while you liberals have spent 3 years trying to overturn the 16 election. You were all too busy in your bunker planning your coup for him to bother with you. MAGA
Good. They are the swamp. DrainTheSwamp WalkAway
SpeakerPelosi AdamSchiff you must be kidding...how can he trust either of you You have shown your hatred for him exceeds any concerns for the country Nancy maybe you shouldn’t have wagged you’re finger at him... POTUS FoxNews
Schiff and Pelosi can't be trusted anymore. If Trump would have told them. SpeakerPelosi and RepAdamSchiff would have leaked it out and ruined the whole mission.
The biggest lying, leaking, treasonous piece of Schiff in DC is upset that he was left out? Well, now you know why the mission was successful.
kuku27 Quite possible, why are you guys surprised.Anything can happen anytime
Becasue you2 are Not Americans and you are a Tool
I love the level of ignorance in these comments questioning why they should have been informed.. shows how much work we need to do in the nation's education system. The president doesn't lead the US government all by himself kids.
Can you imagine if some of the Intel obtained from the Al Baghdadi raid yesterday showed knowledge of a certain suspicious meeting 2 weeks ago in Jordan between 8 corrupt House Democrats and 1 resigning Republican? Would that be grounds for [their] impeachment?
Neither was donnie
They are leakers! Look what they are doing to Prez Trump in secret.
1. Trump wasn’t notified himself because the commanders were afraid of leaks (HAHAHAHA!! 🤦♀️) 2. 50 U.S.C. § 3093; governing notification of the gang of 8 by the executive for all classified intelligence matters. Checks and balances people
Well if he's crying, then yeah, tell him anything he wants. 🤣😂🤣😂😜🤣😂🤣🤣😜🐒
Trump had a closed door meeting without you shifty and tweeker Pelosi
Why would he brief you on anything? You would leak it out just to annoy him.
You guys always have a whistle to blow.
PABOTUS He replied, 'We’ve notified some. Others are being notified now, as I speak. We were going to notify them last night but we decided not to do that because Washington leaks (are) like I've never seen before.' The leaks are from your administration you fucktwat
Yes that was a good thing! Wanted our Military to stay safe, and accomplish the mission without any leaks!
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ThisWeekABC Spin Schiff
ThisWeekABC Hey crazy-you can spin and twist all you want- I’m thinking you’re exposed and going to go down. By the way-where’s that “proof” you had about collusion? Seeeee we haven’t forgotten your lies. 🤷🏻♀️
What can I say? Trump loves Putin and everything is Russia. He always puts his Boss Putin first. Wonder why? I mean, what does Russia have on him? Trump hates France; he hates Germany and he hates UK. But, he lovvvves Russia. Don’t y’all think there is something there? Mystery
Need to know operation and they didn’t have a need.
ThisWeekABC So what is he worried about? If no criminal activity then what’s the problem? Please provide proof that there is no evidence to investigate. Oh wait it is you who is investigating without evidence.
Thank goodness! They'd find some way to screw it up for our POTUS realDonaldTrump.
They might have leaked out the information. Lots of leaks around them.
Hence the success! Had you had any knowledge it would have not been a success cause you are a TRAITOR!
Look at yourself in the mirror and you know why.
That should be another impeachable offense add to the long list.
Adam Schiff shouldn't even have access to what brand toilet paper the WH uses!
So now he wants information from the same person you’re withholding info from. I have never seen anything like this since my entire life. I keep saying it the Dems are unwise and they will still loose the ballot again.
ThisWeekABC Trump ordered his perceived enemies to b crusified. If he had his way he would do what Putin does, make them disappear permanently.
ANd they have proven themselves so trust worthy.
This Clown doesn't Deserve 2 B Notified that He's a Poor Excuse 4 a Man.
You and Pelosi were too busy trying to impeach.
So what They’ve been busy playing fantasy impeachment behind closed doors anyways... get back to your games and let the adults get some work done.
RajeshK74594206 You can't tell leakers stuff that you want to keep secret.
Get over it. They don't have to be informed.
But he has proof of Russian collusion, so there's that
'We were going to notify some of them last night, but we didn't do that because Washington leaks like I've never seen before.' 'Washington is a leaking machine,' the president said.
They hate Trump so much they would leak the info to twart the operation bcuz they dont want Trump to win the war on terror.
And your point is?.........
Died? Interesting way to put it.
As it should be! There are to many leakers! They created this situation & then angered when they have to deal with the consequences of it. Too bad! He doesn’t have to consult with them.
Why should they have been told ?They don’t work with him any other time and SchiffForBrains can’t be trusted. Neither can she. Together, they would have blown the entire operation. Great job realDonaldTrump Thank you ! trump2020 KAG2020
Well lookey lookey what do we have here!!!
GOOD!! Send them both SpeakerPelosi RepAdamSchiff The following information. What is their strategy in burning California?!! Live updates: Newsom declares emergency, I-80 in Vallejo closed, fire advancing toward Windsor -
That Guys Got to Go! If he 1st New Meaning of Protocols Maybe he Would Follow It! So Anti-American! LockHimUp
And other than a courtesy, what role would he have had in the decision? None. This is what happens when you selectively leak, Adam.
The time you pull off a secret military operation and don't inform the two people who are hell bent on destroying your presidency. realDonaldTrump dbongino FoxNews
ThisWeekABC AdamSchiff needs to be tried at gitmo got treason
The service members are thankful!
ThisWeekABC Nobody cares. liar
I can see already how the pro Trump idiots are going to respond to this.
I not sure what is funnier. That Schiff thought he should be informed or that he is shocked he wasn't informed
Absolutely unprecedented for this to happen, for anyone who was wondering.
It is because the secret SCIF on Capital Hill that is utilized for these secret briefs was preoccupied with the phony impeachment inquiry. Thank you realDonaldTrump for keeping America safe!
Good.
ThisWeekABC Humpty trumpties wussy appointees all bow to trumps erratic whims legal ethical or not
ThisWeekABC
ThisWeekABC A harsh reality articulated by Schiff. Indeed, Barr’s conduct is reprehensible and yet a possible additional basis for Trumps impeachment as well as his own.
ThisWeekABC Good spin but we aren’t buying!!
ThisWeekABC AdamSchitt
ThisWeekABC Schiff - give it up!!! There is no there - there! Twist it all you want, we have your number! 👎😖🖤🤐
ThisWeekABC Barr turned out to be very dirty & dangerous & should be arrested asap. He is putting Trump ahead of the people. He has shirked his responsibilities & put us all in danger while going on a wild goose chase & blowing money that the taxpayers have worked hard for. LOCK HIM UP!
ThisWeekABC
ThisWeekABC No Adam, in the same way you have used a whistleblower to initiate the process of impeachment, they used a phony dossier to start their investigation. It is called accountability, google it, I know nobody in DC understands the concept.
ThisWeekABC The democrats are trying to impeach a president for asking a foreign leader to look into a crime and then elect the person that committed the crime to be president.
ThisWeekABC I think he’s lying every time he blinks. Seriously if the AG finds just cause to look into the corruption of the opposing party of the President he has to just let it slide because it’s politically hot? Nice try but not buying it.
ThisWeekABC Weasel
ThisWeekABC They didn’t “properly” look into anything. The entire thing was made up out of thin air
ThisWeekABC
ThisWeekABC For 2 years. TWO YEARS! RepAdamSchiff told the American people that he had seen, with his own 2 Central district of California AUSA trained eyes, irrefutable evidence of Trump/Russia Collusion. And he simply gets a pass on this from the mainstream media?
ThisWeekABC MAGA2020 just do NOT understand that MuellerReport didn't say 'NO COLLUSION.' Just not enough evidence to win a case.
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