Washington (CNN) Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he was briefed about the US strike that killed Iran Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, while senior Democratic congressional members were kept in the dark ahead of the attack. "I was briefed about the potential operation when I was down in Florida," Graham said on Fox News Friday morning. It is not clear if Graham was briefed on the strike during that meeting. "When the President brought it up to me, I was taken aback," Graham told "Fox and Friends" on Friday. Graham is not a member of the "Gang of Eight" -- the top Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate, and the leaders of the intelligence committees -- but he is a close ally to Trump.

Source: CNN January 03, 2020 16:07 UTC