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The fallout intensifying over that explosive the Russians offered the Taliban money for killing US soldiers in Afghanistan. Those American officials provided a written briefing to President Trump about the alleged plot in February citing multiple officials familiar with the matter.

The investigation quoted has focused in part on an April 2019 car bombing that killed three Marines as one such potential attack. The President was briefed on the issue as far back as March of 2019 including by then-national security adviser John Bolton. But that undercuts the central argument of the White house.

That the President has not been briefed on the issue a point echoed by his national security adviser in a statement overnight Robert O'Brien writing in part because the allegations and recent press articles have not been verified or subscriptions by the intelligence community, President Trump has not been briefed on the items.

Whether the information included in one of the President's written briefings. He was not personally briefed on the matter that is all this. Top officials also blasting the leaked pieces of information including CIA directions Gina Haspel who wrote overnight leaks compromised and disrupt the critical interagency work to collect assets and described culpability.

It all comes amid bipartisan calls for answers in just house intelligence committed chairman adam Schiff will be among nine Democratic Lawmakers briefed on the matter at the White house.