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Tim Kaine: “The briefing did not provide us with the legal rationale…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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As a member of the committee, I attended the briefing. I'm not allowed to discuss the facts that I learned in that briefing, but I can say the following. The briefing did not provide us with the legal rationale justifying the strikes. The briefers did not provide us with concrete information about the identity of the individuals killed or the groups targeted with the strikes. (09:01–09:07)

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Asserts that the briefing did not include the legal rationale for the military strikes.

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