Brennan: Republican leaders did not object to terror suspect in hands of FBI

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Brennan: Republican leaders did not object to terror suspct in hands of FBI
By Silla Brush - 02/07/10 11:08 AM ET


The Obama administration briefed four senior Republican congressional leaders on Christmas about the attempted terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound flight.

White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan said that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) and Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) did not raise any objections to the terrorist suspect being held in FBI custody.

“They knew that in FBI custody there is a process that you follow. None of those individuals raised any concerns with me at this point,” Brennan said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “They were very appreciative of the information.”

Republicans have slammed the administration for how it handled Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the attacker who attempted to set off an explosion on the Detroit plane. Republicans have recently criticized the administration for not handling the attacker in a military system, instead of a domestic law enforcement manner.

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