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Congressional Notification1
The chairmen of the House and Senate intelligence committees have stated that they were briefed
on OBL’s whereabouts during the past few months including, according to Representative Mike
Rogers, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, some details regarding the Abbottabad
compound. The Senate Majority Leader, Senator Harry Reid, has also indicated that he had been
briefed on the plans to confirm OBL’s location and take action. Chariman Rogers indicated that
the entire “Gang of Eight” had been briefed on the plans although not all were briefed at the same
time. The Gang of Eight refers to the eight Members of Congress (the Speaker, House Minority
Leader, the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, and the chairmen and ranking members of the
two intelligence committees) who, by statute, must be advised of Presidential Findings of covert
actions (
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R41809.pdf
Congressional Notification1
The chairmen of the House and Senate intelligence committees have stated that they were briefed
on OBL’s whereabouts during the past few months including, according to Representative Mike
Rogers, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, some details regarding the Abbottabad
compound. The Senate Majority Leader, Senator Harry Reid, has also indicated that he had been
briefed on the plans to confirm OBL’s location and take action. Chariman Rogers indicated that
the entire “Gang of Eight” had been briefed on the plans although not all were briefed at the same
time. The Gang of Eight refers to the eight Members of Congress (the Speaker, House Minority
Leader, the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, and the chairmen and ranking members of the
two intelligence committees) who, by statute, must be advised of Presidential Findings of covert
actions (
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R41809.pdf