"HYSTERICAL MEDIA OVERREACTION"_ Tom Cotton agrees with Colin Powell, rips 'hysterical media overreaction' to Russia bounty reports

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Tom Cotton agrees with Colin Powell, rips 'hysterical media overreaction' to Russia bounty reports

Cotton said leakers in the government need to be held responsible for their actions

By Julia Musto | Fox News




Sen. Tom Cotton reacts after Pentagon opens investigation into media leaks
Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton told 'America's Newsroom' he agrees with former Secretary of State Colin Powell, that leakers need to be held accountable for their actions


The media and the Democratic Party "hysterically" overreacted to reports that Russian officials may have paid bounties to Taliban-linked militants in exchange for the deaths of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton stated Friday.

In an interview on "America's Newsroom" with host Sandra Smith, Cotton said he agreed with former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Thursday that U.S. military commanders did not think it was as serious a problem as the newspapers and television shows were reporting.


COLIN POWELL SUGGESTS MEDIA HAD 'HYSTERICAL' REACTION TO REPORTS ON RUSSIA BOUNTY INTELLIGENCE


"It got kind of out of control before we really had an understanding of what had happened. I’m not sure we fully understand now," said Powell.

"Our senior commander on the ground in the Middle East, he doesn't think these reports were corroborated and he is not aware of any deaths that are attributable to these reports," Cotton told Smith.

"That's one reason why Secretary Esper is correct that we need to get to the bottom of who selectively leaked intelligence. In this case, and in so many other cases. It ought not to be happening and it's against the law."



Secretary of Defense Mark Esper delivers a statement on Iraq and Syria, at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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