“I think there should be open hearings on this subject,” Schiff told me. AD“None of that could come out of the Pentagon,” Schiff told me. Another thing that could be explored in open hearings is how this decision was made and whether the intelligence supports it. “I don’t think the intelligence was of the kind of character that would lead to a uniform recommendation that Soleimani should be killed,” Schiff told me. “I fear this is the result of the president purging anyone of stature who could stand up to him,” Schiff told me.

Source: Washington Post January 06, 2020 15:19 UTC