As the Trump administration prepares to brief lawmakers on the threat posed by Iran, Democrats are charging that Republicans are misrepresenting intelligence to make the danger from Tehran seem more dire than it actually is
Washington As the Trump administration prepares to brief lawmakers Tuesday on the threat posed by Iran, Democrats are charging that Republicans are misrepresenting intelligence to make the danger from Tehran seem more dire than it actually is.
"I'm listening to Republicans twist the Iran intel to make it sound like Iran is taking unprovoked, offensive measures against the US and our allies," Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee, tweeted Monday."Like it just came out of nowhere. I've read the intel too. And let me be clear - that's not what the intel says.
— Ruben Gallego May 20, 2019 And a Democratic aide told CNN that Murphy's tweet about the intelligence was as much a shot at Graham as it was at Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Rep. Michael McCaul, the Texan and most senior Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. While Graham hadn't been briefed about the escalating tensions with Iran last week, administration officials had informed Republican Sen.
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