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WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger and member of the House Armed Services Committee, is calling on Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers to hold public hearings on Trump’s war of choice with Iran.
It is not just Democrats in Congress who fear that Donald Trump’s war in Iran is going sideways. After a classified Pentagon briefing on Wednesday, Republican lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee appeared shaken.
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) ripped the Trump administration on Thursday for not providing “satisfactory answers” on its ongoing military operation against Iran, as attacks continue across the region and President Trump claims progress in negotiations.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army Ranger and Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, is calling on Congress to force the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to focus on its full mission, rather than diverting resources and personnel from their core functions.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration will deploy the 82nd Airborne to the Middle East:
“I led a platoon of paratroopers in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne division. I know that these are some of America’s best.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army Ranger and Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, pressed top Trump intelligence and national security officials over the rationale behind the President’s war of choice with Iran. Testifying before the Intelligence Committee at its annual Worldwide Threats hearing were Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, Acting Director of the National Security Agency Lt. Gen. William Hartman, and Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday again dodged questions on whether Iran posed an "imminent threat" to the U.S., repeating her view that only President Donald Trump can make that determination.
Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, FBI Director Kash Patel and other national security officials sat for a second day of testimony on worldwide threats, this time before the House Intelligence Committee.
Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado asked Gabbard multiple questions about the new Iranian leadership and their intentions. The president himself has said the status of Iranian leadership isn't clear following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
On Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, Gabbard said "it is unclear of his status or his involvement." The clerical body responsible for selecting the new supreme leader announced Mojtaba Khamenei as the new leader on March 8, but he has not been seen in public.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army Ranger and Ranking Member of the the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, questioned Trump Administration officials over decisions within the Department of Defense to fire personnel and defund offices responsible for mitigating civilian harm in combat. This comes as President Trump’s war in Iran has reportedly led to more than 1,000 civilian casualties, including 175 people, mostly young girls, at an elementary school that was allegedly struck by a U.S. tomahawk missile.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO)—a combat veteran and co-chair of the Protection of Civilians in Conflict Caucus—led 120 Democratic Members of Congress demanding answers on recent civilian deaths during Operation Epic Fury, including a U.S. strike on an Iranian girls’ elementary school where at least 175 civilians, many of them children, were killed.