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Mulvaney Wasn’t Told About Baghdadi Operation Until After It Started, Says Report

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NBC News reports the White House chief of staff was at his home in South Carolina when Trump publicly acknowledged the operation on Twitter.

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Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney reportedly had no idea there was going to be a U.S. military raid against ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and was only briefed on it long after it had started.

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