Senior Pentagon officials have denied involvement in the Biden administration’s reported decision to share intelligence with the Chinese Communist Party during the lead-up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley both said that they did not advise such action or know about it. The revelation came amid questioning from Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in an April 7 Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the current defense budget request. The Senator’s questions referred to a report from the New York Times that senior Biden administration officials met and shared intelligence with their Chinese officials on at least six separate occasions in the months leading up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. During these meetings, U.S. officials delivered reports on Russian troop movements, which Chinese leaders then reportedly passed on to Moscow. When asked if he agreed that giving intelligence …