(CNN) White House lawyer Emmet Flood attended the start of two classified Justice Department briefings with lawmakers on a confidential intelligence source, adding to Democratic concerns that White House staff were taking part in the briefings on classified information that was related to the Russia investigation. Flood and White House chief of staff John Kelly attended the start of the briefings before leaving. Maybe it would be for me, or Jay [Sekulow] but not the person representing the President inside the White House," he said. Senior Justice Department and intelligence officials met with the lawmakers Thursday in a bid to end the standoff between House Republicans and the Justice Department over a confidential intelligence source in the Russia investigation. The request for the latest documents are the latest in a series of subpoenas to the Justice Department for sensitive information.

Source: CNN May 24, 2018 19:14 UTC