Lawmakers tear into Trump over a military briefing they say provided no evidence of the alleged 'imminent threat' from Iran

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• Democratic — and a few Republican — lawmakers were infuriated by a classified briefing they received from the Trump administration concerning the US military's strike on Iranian leader Qassem Soleimani. 
• Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said lawmakers weren't provided evidence of the "specific, imminent threat" the administration says it had before assassinating Iran's second-most powerful official.
• Trump must show he acted to defend US forces or the nation from an "imminent" threat in order to be in compliance with US and international law.
• Notably, Republican Sen. Mike Lee lashed out at the administration following the briefing, calling it "probably the worst briefing, at least on a military issue, I've seen in nine years I've been here."
• The Trump administration insists it was forced to "act in self-defense" and kill Soleimani to prevent an attack on the US within "days," but has provided no information about the specific threat. 
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Democratic — and a few Republican — lawmakers were infuriated by a classified briefing they received from the Trump administration concerning the US military's deadly strike on Iranian leader Qassem Soleimani. 

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said lawmakers weren't provided evidence of the "specific, imminent threat" the administration says it had before assassinating Iran's second-most powerful official.

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