Breitbart Several news reports indicated Sunday that House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) had not been notified in advance about the successful raid on the hideout of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the so-called âIslamic State,â or ISIS.
Al-Baghdadi was killed in the raid; there were no U.S. casualties aside from a wounded K-9 dog.
CNN and MSNBC bother reported that Schiff had been left in the dark:
Kyle Griffinâ@kylegriffin1
It was just reported on @MSNBC that House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff received no notification or briefing on the Baghdadi operation.
President Donald Trump confirmed in remarks to the press Sunday after his address to the nation that he had deliberately kept some congressional leaders out of the loop, without naming Schiff directly.
âWe notified some; others are being notified as I speak,â Trump said.
âWe were going to notify them last night but we decided not to do that because Washington leaks like Iâve never seen before,â Trump said. âThere is no country in the world that leaks like we do and Washington is a leaking machine.â
Trump said that U.S. forces would have been placed in greater danger due to leaks in Washington tipping off the terrorists.
âA leak could have caused the death of all of them,â Trump said.
Schiff is currently pursuing an âimpeachment inquiryâ against the president, using the secrecy that the House Intelligence Committee to shield witnesses from scrutiny, and to prevent Republicans from commenting on the testimony, even though none of the material being discussed is classified.
He is suspected of having leaked material to the media during the investigation into so-called âcollusionâ between Russia and the Trump campaign, which was never found.