{"id":2381168,"date":"2024-12-17T19:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T00:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-tamp-down-drone-concerns-after-classified-briefing\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T19:26:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T00:26:39","slug":"lawmakers-tamp-down-drone-concerns-after-classified-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-tamp-down-drone-concerns-after-classified-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers tamp down drone concerns after classified briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmakers-tamp-down-drone-concerns-after-classified-briefing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2381168&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-privately-skeptical-of-iran-nuclear-deal-mccaul-says\/\" title=\"Democrats Privately Skeptical of Iran Nuclear Deal, McCaul Says\">recent classified briefing<\/a> at teh House for lawmakers, conducted by officials from the Justice, defense, and Homeland Security departments, addressed concerns over a \u200bseries of\u200b drone\u2063 sightings.\u2063 Following the\u2062 briefing,many lawmakers expressed satisfaction with the\u200b facts received,concluding that there\u200d is likely no sinister activity\u200b related to these drones. They were\u2063 reassured that there is no imminent\u2063 threat and most sightings can be attributed to manned aircraft or even stars. Though,\u200d lawmakers emphasized the need for greater transparency regarding the evidence\u200c and details \u200dthat led to these conclusions. House Intelligence Committee ranking member Jim Himes indicated that inquiries were \u200dmade \u2062about whether any of the drone sightings could be\u2062 linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-taps-susan-rice-to-implement-critical-race-theory-in-the-federal-bureaucracy\/\" title=\"Biden Taps Susan Rice to Implement Critical Race Theory in the Federal Bureaucracy\">federal government operations<\/a>, to which officials affirmed they were not.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Drone frenzy prompts classified briefing at House from federal security officials<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1890749\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House lawmakers left a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">classified intelligence briefing related<\/a> to recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3262903\/john-kirby-mystery-drones-currently-legal-aviation-response-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">drone sightings<\/a> with a consensus that likely nothing nefarious is going on in the skies &mdash; but reiterated calls for increased government transparency on the evidence that led to those conclusions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-intelligence-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Intelligence Committee<\/a> received a closed-door briefing from top officials in the Justice, Defense, and Homeland Security departments Tuesday, and many lawmakers emerged from the meeting satisfied with the information shared. Lawmakers said they were assured there is no &ldquo;imminent threat&rdquo; posed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">drones <\/a>and that most sightings are likely just manned aircraft or stars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3240974\/meet-new-congress-house-senate-freshmen-119th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MEET THE NEW CONGRESS: THE HOUSE AND SENATE FRESHMEN ELECTED TO SERVE NEXT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We spent a lot of time in this hearing asking the question in every way imaginable as to whether or not any of these sightings &hellip; are federal government operations, and they are not,&rdquo; House Intelligence Committee ranking member Jim Himes (D-CT) told reporters. &ldquo;They remain committed to their message that there is zero evidence of laws being broken by any of these drones.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The briefing comes after the DHS released a joint statement with the FBI, the Pentagon, and the Federal Aviation Administration that more than 5,000 drone sightings have been reported in the last few weeks, resulting in about 100 investigative leads. Intelligence officials have said there is no evidence the sightings are &ldquo;aligned with a foreign actor or that they had malicious intent,&rdquo; raising questions about what could be causing the incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Although the briefing did not generate many answers, most lawmakers said they were provided enough evidence that aligns with those statements &mdash; noting they believe there is nothing malicious happening.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&#8203;&#8203;I think the FBI, the intelligence community, is taking this very seriously,&rdquo; said Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), who was in the briefing. &ldquo;To date, there&rsquo;s no evidence that there&rsquo;s anything nefarious going on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The characterizations come in contradiction to President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s suggestions earlier this week that the Biden administration may know more about the drone sightings than what is being released to the public.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For some reason, they don&rsquo;t want to comment, and I think they&rsquo;d be better off saying what it is,&rdquo; Trump told reporters Monday. &ldquo;Our military knows. Our president knows, and for some reason, they want to keep people in suspense. I can&rsquo;t imagine it&rsquo;s the enemy because if it was the enemy, they&rsquo;d blast it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While some Republicans echoed sentiments that they would like more clarity on the matter, several pushed back on Trump&rsquo;s claims that the Biden administration is withholding information.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It just seems like they themselves don&rsquo;t have answers, as they&rsquo;ve acknowledged,&rdquo; Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t have any proof or evidence to dispute what they&rsquo;re saying. So if I did, I&rsquo;d have a different posture, and I may down the road, but as of now, I don&rsquo;t think anyone knows the answer, which is what&rsquo;s I think driving more of the concern.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Senate has not yet had an intelligence briefing on the drone sightings, and as of Tuesday, there is none scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some lawmakers acknowledged that the government should be more transparent about the information it does have and how it came to those conclusions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For example, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) said he was not yet satisfied with the information received by the intelligence community, noting that he would like to see the data that led to conclusions the drones are likely just manned aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Show us the data,&rdquo; Krishnamoorthi told reporters. &ldquo;Show us how it&rsquo;s manned aircraft. That&rsquo;s kind of my request of the government, and hopefully, they do that. I think that the public needs to understand and see for themselves what these government officials have concluded.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1890749\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1890749\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drone sightings lead to classified House briefing; lawmakers seek transparency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2786,"featured_media":2381169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/new-jersey-drones.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47012,47011,37840,3673],"class_list":["post-2381168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-classified-briefing","tag-drone-regulations","tag-government-oversight","tag-lawmakers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/new-jersey-drones.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2786"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381168"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381172,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381168\/revisions\/2381172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}