The “Gang of Eight” will get a classified briefing Tuesday afternoon on the investigations into mishandling of classified documents by ex-President Donald Trump, ex-Vice President Mike Pence, and President Joe Biden, by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
The briefing, which will include a “risk assessment,” comes just one day before Attorney General Merrick Garland will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The “Gang of Eight includes the Leaders of both parties in the House and Senate, and the top two members of both the House and Senate Intelligence Committees. The Director of National Intelligence is Avril Haines.
The Guardian’s Hugo Lowell and CNN’s Annie Grayer were among the first to report the news.
The briefing also comes just one day before Attorney General Merrick Garland will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he likely will be asked about the investigations into the handling of classified documents.
“One thing they will likely probe him on,” Politico reports, is “Garland’s oversight of multiple investigations, including the probe into former President Donald Trump’s role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and the mishandling of classified documents that were found in the homes or offices of President Joe Biden, Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence.”
ODNIn is not expected to reveal what documents were found in the DOJ’s investigations.