::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

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 w ithholding 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." Earli...

Statement from President Donald J. Trump Regarding Turkey’s Actions in Northeast Syria   Pres. Donald Trump threatens to destroy Turkey's economy again to prevent attacks against Syria. (Washington, D.C,) - I will soon be issuing an Executive Order authorizing the imposition of sanctions against current and former officials of the Government of Turkey and any persons contributing to Turkey’s destabilizing actions in northeast Syria.  Likewise, the steel tariffs will be increased back up to 50 percent, the level prior to reduction in May.  The United States will also immediately stop negotiations, being led by the Department of Commerce, with respect to a $100 billion trade deal with Turkey.   This Order will enable the United States to impose powerful additional sanctions on those who may be involved in serious human rights abuses, obstructing a ceasefire, preventing displaced persons from returning home, forcibly repatriating ref...