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| ‘He might slip and say something’: Biden thinks Trump should be denied traditional intel briefings for former presidents | ‘He might slip and say something’: Biden thinks Trump should be denied traditional intel briefings for former presidents |
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| US President Joe Biden has said that his predecessor Donald Trump is too “erratic” to be entrusted with classified information that is being traditionally provided to former presidents. | US President Joe Biden has said that his predecessor Donald Trump is too “erratic” to be entrusted with classified information that is being traditionally provided to former presidents. |
| Biden was asked by Norah O’Donnell on CBS News whether Trump should get classified intelligence briefings. The president replied: “I think not.” | Biden was asked by Norah O’Donnell on CBS News whether Trump should get classified intelligence briefings. The president replied: “I think not.” |
| Providing Trump with classified intelligence would be a bad idea “because of his erratic behavior, unrelated to the insurrection,” Biden added, referring to the storming of the US Capitol building in Washington by a group of Trump supporters on January 6. | Providing Trump with classified intelligence would be a bad idea “because of his erratic behavior, unrelated to the insurrection,” Biden added, referring to the storming of the US Capitol building in Washington by a group of Trump supporters on January 6. |
| According to the New York Times, this would be the first time that a former president would be denied such briefings, which are traditionally provided as a “courtesy” and when a sitting president reaches out for advice. Briefings are being provided on a daily basis to Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the paper said. | According to the New York Times, this would be the first time that a former president would be denied such briefings, which are traditionally provided as a “courtesy” and when a sitting president reaches out for advice. Briefings are being provided on a daily basis to Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the paper said. |
| The Washington Post reported that intelligence briefings are traditionally given to former presidents before they travel abroad. | The Washington Post reported that intelligence briefings are traditionally given to former presidents before they travel abroad. |
| Trump has been impeached for a second time by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, which accused him of inciting a mob to attack the Capitol. Although he is no longer in office, his trial in the Senate is scheduled to begin this month. | Trump has been impeached for a second time by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, which accused him of inciting a mob to attack the Capitol. Although he is no longer in office, his trial in the Senate is scheduled to begin this month. |
| Trump was previously impeached in 2019 on the allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, and was later acquitted by the Republican-controlled Senate. | Trump was previously impeached in 2019 on the allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, and was later acquitted by the Republican-controlled Senate. |
| The former president has condemned the riot at the Capitol and denied any involvement in it. | The former president has condemned the riot at the Capitol and denied any involvement in it. |
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