Coverage of negotiations with North Korea have almost always focused on the role of the president or the State Department. Trump met with Kim Jong Un in Singapore, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went to Pyongyang for follow-up talks.

Who was left out? The legislative branch. Not only was Congress left out of these meetings and their planning, but they were also left mostly in the dark. Indeed, Pompeo’s remarks to Congress this week was the first time that Congress really had a chance to learn the details of Trump’s negotiations with North Korea.