Trump administration to brief members of Congress on Venezuela actions Monday [View all]

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Source: msn/The Hill

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Trump administration officials will brief a select group of lawmakers on Monday on the operation in Venezuela to capture and arrest President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

The briefing on “Operation Absolute Resolve” will involve several administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill.

The briefing will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Monday on Capitol Hill. Leaders of the Senate and House Armed Services committees, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee will be invited to attend the classified briefing.

Also invited is the “Gang of Eight,” which includes Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and the top Democrat and Republican on the Senate and House Intelligence committees. Punchbowl News was first to report on the classified briefing.

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