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OK, this Sounds Rather Ominous [1]

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Date: 2024-02-14  

Busy news day. As is being reported in Rawstory, and all the major media sites now, and which dominated Jake Sullivan’s National Security noon press conference:

Mysterious 'national security threat' involves 'Russia' and 'space': reports

House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner (R- OH) released a statement on Wednesday flipping over what he says is intelligence of a "serious national security threat" that he claimed the White House is keeping secret.

It prompted National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to take to the White House podium to say that he personally called Turner and the rest of the so-called "Gang of Eight" earlier this week to schedule an intelligence briefing to address exactly that threat, so he's unclear why Turner would be sounding the alarm.

The "Gang of Eight" are the top House and Senate leaders who have clearance to view highly classified intelligence information.

"I am a bit surprised that Congressman Turner came out publicly today" to announce a potential national security threat he is going to be briefed about tomorrow, said Sullivan. "That's his choice to do that."

NBC News reporter Peter Alexander asked Sullivan about Turner's statement: "Can you tell Americans that there's nothing they have to worry about right now in terms of what he describes as a national security threat?"

"That question is impossible to answer with a straight yes," Sullivan explained.

"All I can tell you is that I'm focused on going to see him, sit with him as well as the other House members of the 'Gang of Eight' tomorrow. And I'm not in a position to say anything further from this podium at this time," Sullivan said.

"Let me say this, in 12 years of Congress I’ve never seen a statement like Mike Turner put out, and I’ve never known Mike to be dramatic or using these serious issues for anything but serious reasons," said former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-I.L.). "If he’s concerned, I’m concerned."

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