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Trump said he had been fully debriefed by the US negotiating team of Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

“For now, they’re not going to get out,” said Carlos David Guillén, a former political prisoner and ex-serviceman who has debriefed American officials on the officers jailed in Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

After being debriefed by the military, she met government officials including then President Muhammadu Buhari, who said the course of her life would change for the better.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2024

We debriefed Dingell to get her read on the results.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Once we leave Blackstone Prison, Lord Kensington brings me to the Department of Supernatural Investigations to be debriefed, same as the adult agents whenever they get back from an important mission.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston