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Mark Warner: “It's very unusual. It would never have happened in the past.”

Featuring: Mark Warner, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Senator discusses latest intelligence on Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 00:17

Senator, thank you very much, as always, for joining us. How unusual is it, first off, to not be briefed before an action like this when you were in the Gang of Eight? It's very unusual. It would never have happened in the past. I will acknowledge that. Secretary Rubio reached out to me after the strikes had started. We did not connect. It was in the middle of the night where I was. (00:17–00:21)

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Asserts that not being briefed before military actions is unprecedented.

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