Democrats not invited to DOJ briefing on FBI informant

The briefing, coordinated by White House chief of staff John Kelly, was agreed to Monday when Trump met with FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to discuss Congress’ demands for these classified documents.

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Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, have demanded that Democratic lawmakers be included in any private discussions over access to details about the informant. Trump has suggested, without evidence, that the informant may have actually been a spy planted in his campaign to undermine his White House bid — an allegation that has enraged Democrats.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday told reporters that Democrats will not be included in the meeting because they didn’t specifically ask for details about the FBI’s informant.

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