White House slams ‘false’ stories about late-night Syria statement

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The Trump administration on Tuesday rejected reports that officials at the State Department, Pentagon and CIA were caught off-guard by a White House statement issued late Monday evening about newly-detected Syrian movements.

A White House official said those agencies were informed about the White House statement beforehand.

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