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Both Chambliss and McCain left the briefing early in order to complain that no information was being given on Bergdhal.
GOP senator critical of Bergdahl deal leaves briefing early to appear on Fox News - Salon.com
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Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss, ranking member on the Select Committee on Intelligence, has been one of the administrations most vocal critics in this regard. Claiming he was promised hed get prior notice before the deal went through, Chambliss recently said, I dont believe a thing this president says now.
Yet on Wednesday, Chambliss decided to leave a White House briefing on the deal early, in order to appear on Fox News and criticize the administration for not being more forthright with information.
In fact, the briefing is still going on, but I dont see how anybody can walk out of there with any kind of comfortable feeling that the administration from a notification standpoint and I emphasize that did what they should have done or what they had the opportunity to do, Chambliss said on Fox. I mean, it was like they didnt trust [Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.] and me. And, yet, the two of us knew about the bin Laden event for leading up to the takedown of bin Laden for months and months and months. And its just very puzzling as to why they didnt notify anybody in Congress as to what was going on.
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One senator who did attend, only to leave early? John McCain. According to reports, McCain left after asking a question, finding the White Houses answer to be unacceptable, and then yelling. I learned nothing, McCain told reporters after the fact.
GOP senator critical of Bergdahl deal leaves briefing early to appear on Fox News - Salon.com
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Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss, ranking member on the Select Committee on Intelligence, has been one of the administrations most vocal critics in this regard. Claiming he was promised hed get prior notice before the deal went through, Chambliss recently said, I dont believe a thing this president says now.
Yet on Wednesday, Chambliss decided to leave a White House briefing on the deal early, in order to appear on Fox News and criticize the administration for not being more forthright with information.
In fact, the briefing is still going on, but I dont see how anybody can walk out of there with any kind of comfortable feeling that the administration from a notification standpoint and I emphasize that did what they should have done or what they had the opportunity to do, Chambliss said on Fox. I mean, it was like they didnt trust [Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.] and me. And, yet, the two of us knew about the bin Laden event for leading up to the takedown of bin Laden for months and months and months. And its just very puzzling as to why they didnt notify anybody in Congress as to what was going on.
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One senator who did attend, only to leave early? John McCain. According to reports, McCain left after asking a question, finding the White Houses answer to be unacceptable, and then yelling. I learned nothing, McCain told reporters after the fact.