Government Oversight

Gang of Eight

Definition

Congressional intelligence oversight group comprising Senate and House leaders and ranking members who receive briefings on sensitive covert operations requiring presidential finding authorization

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Presidential Authorization Required

The MH370 operation required a presidential finding with Obama authorization given the non-combat zone status and gang of eight Congressional notification requirements

Related Evidence (1)

testimony Shawn Naylor's explanation on Danny Jones podcast about CIA extrajudicial killing legal requirements, presidential findings, and gang of eight Congressional briefings for non-combat zone operational authorization

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