"Democrats are pushing bogus claims about the administration's efforts to kill narcoterrorists to distract from their decision to shut the government down and force federal employees and military servicemembers to work without pay, White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly told Axios in a statement. The Department of War has held nine bipartisan briefings on narcoterrorist strikes, with additional bipartisan briefings scheduled, and individually works through requests from the Hill, Kelly said."
"Most of the lawmakers' questions focused on the legal basis for the strikes, according to a source briefed on the meeting, with the briefers saying they couldn't answer those questions without lawyers present. When asked whether the administration had produced a legal opinion on the strikes, members were told that one would be released to Congress but were not given a date, the source said."
Senate Democrats were excluded from a Wednesday briefing, prompting frustration. Members of the House Armed Services Committee were briefed by Pentagon and Joint Chiefs officials without lawyers present. Most lawmakers focused questions on the legal basis for the strikes, and briefers said they could not answer those questions without lawyers. Members were told a legal opinion would be released to Congress but were not given a date. Several representatives said lawyers had been scheduled but were pulled before the briefing. The White House defended its briefings and accused Democrats of politicizing the issue.
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