Article snippet: The White House is planning a separate meeting for bipartisan House and Senate leaders to receive classified information related to the Russia investigation, responding to pressure over a decision to exclude Democrats from a highly anticipated Thursday briefing. The group, known as the Gang of Eight, will huddle with officials representing the Justice Department, law enforcement and intelligence on Thursday afternoon — two hours after the same group of officials will hold a solo meeting with Republican lawmakers. Thursday afternoon, according to the Justice Department. In a new development revealed by the DOJ MORE will attend both meetings. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders had previously said that he would not attend, although he was brokering the original meeting. White House officials threw together Thursday's briefing for GOP lawmakers after Trump demanded the Justice Department investigate unsubstantiated allegations that the FBI "planted" a "spy" on his 2016 campaign. House Intelligence Committee Chairman MORE (R-Calif.), a vocal Trump backer, has subpoenaed documents he believes could substantiate those claims. Many suspect that Trump’s GOP allies are using the document requests to muddy the waters in the Russia probe and perhaps lay the groundwork for firing the officials who are leading it, such as Deputy Attorney General MORE. But Democrats in both chambers have been clamoring to receive a bipartisan briefing on the matter since the... Link to the full article to read more