House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) warned on Wednesday that members of Congress are receiving “information regarding significant national security threats.”
“I urge President Biden to declassify all information related to this threat so that Congress, the administration, and our allies can openly discuss the actions needed to address this threat,” Turner said in a statement. he added.
A spokesperson for the panel did not immediately respond to a request for further information.
Asked at a White House press conference about the nature of the threat, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said whether it was a foreign military threat or whether he could assure Americans there was nothing to worry about. avoided making a statement.
“In some ways, it’s impossible to answer that question with a straight ‘yes,'” he says.
“We can and will protect our national security.”
Sullivan added that he was “surprised” by Turner’s comments, as the eight-member group of top Republicans and Democrats in both chambers of Congress is scheduled to meet on Thursday.
He also emphasized that the House Intelligence Committee chairman’s declassification request was “ultimately” President Biden’s decision.
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