McCarthy: Santos Will Attend Classified China Briefing

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports:

Embattled Republican Congressman George Santos will be part of his first classified briefing on Thursday. Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters off camera that “yes” he was okay with the Long Island congressman being at the classified briefing about the China spy balloon.

“We’re going to do a classified briefing for all members in the House so that it’s very important we get all the information,” McCarthy said. Speaker McCarthy met privately with the congressman last week amid a swirl of potential investigations on and off Capitol Hill.

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George Santos should not be getting access to classified information. https://t.co/wT5Ttnu4T9

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) February 8, 2023

“I have no clue what you’re talking about,” Santos said when I asked if he would go to the classified China briefing tomorrow

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 8, 2023

he’s known as a man of integrity without secrets a foreign adversary could exploit. it will be fine.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 8, 2023