The White House said on Tuesday that it worked with all “relevant” U. S. government agencies on a warning to Syria that it…
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday that it worked with all “relevant” U. S. government agencies on a warning to Syria that it would pay a heavy price for any chemical weapons attack.
“We want to clarify that all relevant agencies … were involved in the process from the beginning, ” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said, noting that the State Department, Pentagon, CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence were involved.
“Anonymous leaks to the contrary are false, ” Sanders said in an emailed statement. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton and Steve Holland; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
