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Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman – House Armed Services Committee

Defense Writers Group

June 30, 2020

DWG:  Welcome to the Defense Writers Group conversation on June 30, 2020 with the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Adam Smith.

Congressman, I understand that you’ve just come out of a White House meeting and I think our listeners would probably like me to ask you first about that meeting.  Why don’t you just tell us what you feel you can about that.

Chairman Smith:  Sure.  That’s always difficult to navigate, but yeah, the White House reached out to a group of about 10 Democrats.  They briefed some Republicans yesterday.  To give their take on the Russia bounty story. Read more.