Rep. Schiff: W.H. ‘Leak’ Excuse for Not Notifying Congress on Bergdahl ‘Didn’t Sit Well’

‘The fact that there were so many people within the know in the administration doesn’t help their case’

House Dem: White House’s ‘Leak’ Excuse for Not Notifying Congress on Bergdahl ‘Didn’t Sit Well’ (Washington Free Beacon)

Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) had harsh words Monday for the Obama administration following a briefing on its decision to make a trade for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl without notifying Congress, saying the White House made a clear mistake.

CNN ‘s OutFront fill-in host Ashleigh Banfield seemed to assume Schiff would simply offer up a backing of the administration as a fellow Democrat, asking him for his “defense” in her first question, but he wasn’t playing ball. A member of the House Intelligence Committee, Schiff said the White House’s explanation that there was a potential “leak issue” with Congress “didn’t sit well” with those listening at the briefing.

Approximately “80 to 90″ officials in the Pentagon and intelligence agencieswere aware of the proposed swap that wound up freeing five Taliban commanders from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl.

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