Senate Dems Pen Letter Demanding Trump Hand Over Daily Intelligence Briefings on Russian Bounties

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) are leading the charge in calling on President Donald Trump to grant them access to daily intelligence briefings discussing reports suggesting Russia paid Taliban-linked militants to assassinate U.S. troops.

In a letter sent to Trump, signed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and others, the lawmakers suggested access to these briefings could provide more information on why Trump did not respond.

The Democrats alleged Trump offered Russia leniency on his Twitter account and the group reiterated national security should be a top priority.

“In fact, you appeared to offer aid and sympathy to Russia by writing on Twitter on June 29, 2020: ‘Intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible, and therefore did not report it to me or @VP. Possibly another fabricated Russia Hoax, maybe by the Fake News @nytimesbooks, wanting to make Republicans look bad!!!’” the group wrote.