By Mona Austin
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has demanded a briefing about the raid that led to the death of an ISIS leader over the weekend. Democrats say they were not aware of the planned assault that led to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi bombing himself to death in a tunnel saying Pres. Donald Trump notified Russia before notifying U.S. Congressional leaders.
Baghdadi was taken down as canines chased him from a compound into a blocked off tunnel near the Turkish border, an area known to be unfriendly toward ISIS.
A president withholding plans to capture an enemy is against normal protocols.
Trump claimed in a press conference he did not tell the House Speaker about the operation to maintain secrecy and later said he withheld information because Democrat Adam Schiff, head of the House Intelligence Committee which is leading the impeachment investigation, because he is the "biggest leaker in Washington." Earlier this month, Pelosi and fellow Democrats walked out of a meeting with Trump after she asked him why "all roads lead to Putin." The president's questionable relationship with Vladmir Putin has betrayed the trust of the Democrats on the hill since accusations fo Russian meddling in the 2016 election surfaced, which is the link to the Democrat's current probe.
Pelosi served on the Intelligence Committee for 2 decades and heretofore has not been accused of leaking information on government affairs. No U.S. forces were killed or seriously injured during the raid. One of the canines used in the assault was wounded.
Ironically, Trump actually leaked classified operational details when graphically describing the use of canines in the operation and other specific details in a statement the White House released.