February 6, 2021
The president said it could be an unnecessary risk to provide Trump briefings due to his erratic behavior.
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President Biden said Friday there s no need to give intelligence briefings to former President Donald Trump, signaling the new administration may deny him a privilege typically offered to former commander in chiefs.
In an interview with CBS, the president said it would be an unnecessary risk to provide Trump briefings due to his erratic behavior.
“What value is giving him an intelligence briefing? What impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something?” Biden said.
Presidents typically continue to receive intelligence briefings after they leave office, but some officials say that’s not a good idea in Trump’s case.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff is the latest person of note to call for an immediate end to President Donald Trump s daily intelligence briefings. He went on to say that the outgoing commander-in-chief can t be trusted with the sensitive information he receives now or after he officially vacates the office of the presidency on Wednesday.
The California Democrat shared his views on the subject during an interview with Margaret Brennan on CBS News Face the Nation. There s no circumstance in which this president should get another intelligence briefing, not now, not in the future, Schiff said. I don t think he can be trusted with it now and in the future, he certainly can t be trusted.