New Jersey drone sightings: Lawmakers press for more briefings

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(NewsNation) — Lawmakers privation to person much meetings with investigators over the drones precocious seen flying implicit New Jersey.

While a radical of New Jersey lawmakers met with authorities constabulary and the Department of Homeland Security about them, some, similar Republican New Jersey authorities Rep. Brian Bergen told NewsNation they were frustrated with the deficiency of answers provided.

At slightest 1 authorities lawmaker who received a national briefing claimed these drones look to beryllium capable to debar accepted detection methods.

NewsNation's Ross Coulthart volition analyse the perplexing lawsuit of the mysterious drones seen each implicit New Jersey successful an hour-long peculiar programme connected NewsNation astatine 9 p.m. ET connected Dec. 14. Not definite however to find NewsNation connected your TV? Visit JoinNN.com.

Sources archer NewsNation that Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson planned to conscionable with investigators for a briefing connected the drones, and a increasing fig of lawmakers anticipation to beryllium portion of akin ones.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, some New York Democrats, joined New Jersey Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim wrote a missive asking for a briefing with the FBI and Department of Homeland Security "as soon arsenic possible."

Concerns cited by the senators see a medevac chopper that was allegedly prevented from transporting a earnestly injured patient to get assistance due to the fact that of the drones.

Booker said much transparency and "vigilance" is needed as the probe into the drones continues.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, a Democrat, said the subject should sprout the drones "if necessary."

“We should beryllium doing immoderate precise urgent quality investigation and instrumentality them retired of the skies, particularly if they’re flying implicit airports oregon subject bases,” Blumenthal said Thursday, according to the Associated Press.

Drones look to amusement nary threat: FBI

In a memo, the FBI and DHS said there's nary known malicious enactment happening, but the drone spotting highlights "the insufficiency of existent authorities."

“We instrumentality earnestly the menace that tin beryllium posed by unmanned craft systems, which is wherefore instrumentality enforcement and different agencies proceed to support New Jersey and investigate the reports," the memo said.

The Coast Guard says nary reported oregon confirmed sightings person taken spot successful restricted airspace, and the White House arsenic good arsenic national authorities cull a assertion from U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., that an Iranian mothership operated the drones.

There is nary grounds of immoderate overseas vessels disconnected the East Coast, national authorities say. Pentagon officials adhd there's nary grounds connecting the sightings to United States subject drones.

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