Defense Secretary Mattis to meet with McCain after subpoena threat over Niger attack
Source: The Washington Post
By Karoun Demirjian October 20 at 2:15 PM
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will go to Capitol Hill on Friday afternoon to meet with Sen. John McCain, just one day after the Armed Services Committee chairman blasted the Trump administration for failing to be more forthcoming with details about the ambush that killed four U.S. Special Forces members in Niger, according to a person familiar with the planned meeting.
McCain (R-Ariz.) threatened Thursday to potentially use a subpoena to compel information from the Pentagon and the administration about the Niger attack, complaining that “it was easier under Obama” to be read in on any details of active military operations.
The administration has been under general scrutiny in the last several days as the Pentagon and the Federal Bureau of Investigation attempt to piece together what happened in Niger, and public frustration grows at the lack of information that is being made public. McCain’s complaint goes beyond that: As chairman of the Senate committee with primary oversight over the military, he argued, he must be informed of such operations ahead of time, and be looped in on the investigation as it proceeds.
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee communicated their frustrations to national security adviser H.R. McMaster during a meeting on Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon. Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) said the senators informed McMaster they needed to be informed about operations in more detail ahead of time.
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