Fox News is also told the White House intends to vigorously oppose subpoenas that might run up against executive privilege, a power sanctioned by the Supreme Court that allows the president and members of the executive branch to shield certain internal communications from disclosure, absent a compelling overriding justification.
A suspected Iranian drone struck the CIA station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital, on Monday, just two days after the spy agency pinpointed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's location in the strike that killed him.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Trump attacked Iran over the weekend because he knew Israel was going to launch a military strike and worried about retaliation against American bases from Tehran.
President Donald Trump on Monday sent an official notification to Congress about the U.S. strikes against Iran, in which he attempted to justify the military action in the now expanding conflict in the Middle East.
President Trump warned the ongoing joint US-Israeli war against Iran could stretch on for “four weeks or so” — as he mourned the three American service members killed in the conflict and said there could be more deaths.
