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Trump informed Russia of plans for raid before telling U.S. Congress and Pelosi wants answers

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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...