“What value is giving him an intelligence briefing?” Biden said in a portion of the interview aired Friday. In an interview with CBS Evening News, President Biden said that he thinks former president Donald Trump should not continue to receive intelligence briefings. ADPsaki, when earlier asked whether the Biden administration would cut off Trump’s access to the sensitive material, said the matter was “under review.” A spokesman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence referred questions to the White House. As president, Trump selectively revealed highly classified information to attack his adversaries, gain political advantage and impress or intimidate foreign governments, in some cases jeopardizing U.S. intelligence capabilities. In a Washington Post column published last month, Susan M. Gordon, who served as principal deputy director of national intelligence until 2019, urged Biden to cut off Trump’s access to the sensitive briefings.

Source: Washington Post February 06, 2021 21:20 UTC