Adam Schiff: 'Dumb down' the briefing for Donald Trump
Source: Politico
03/10/2024 12:11 PM EDT
Rep. Adam Schiff hopes U.S. intelligence officials will limit the information they share with former President Donald Trump when they brief him on national security matters briefings that are standard for presidential nominees.
I have to hope and knowing the intelligence community, as I do that they will dumb down the briefing for Donald Trump. That is, they will give him no more information than absolutely necessary, said Schiff, a California Democrat who previously served as the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, until Kevin McCarthy, then the Republican House Speaker, kicked him off.
POLITICO first reported that intelligence officials were preparing to brief Trump on national security matters if he secures the GOP nomination this summer despite concerns, given Trumps indictments for mishandling classified documents.
The decision to brief Trump would be in keeping with a practice that dates back to 1952, but, as Schiff noted Sunday, it would be the first time an administration has willingly shared classified information with a candidate who is facing criminal charges related to their handling of classified material. Given Trumps track record, we cant trust that he will do the right thing with that information, Schiff argued Sunday during an interview on NBCs Meet the Press. Hes been so reckless.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/10/adam-schiff-donald-trump-elections-00146154
Think. Again.
(8,359 posts)Hotler
(11,443 posts)Think. Again.
(8,359 posts)Hotler
(11,443 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,681 posts)True Dough
(17,314 posts)to take a long walk off a short pier!
PortTack
(32,787 posts)Tsf is a total security risk!!
Irish_Dem
(47,321 posts)Maybe it is better to give him worthless information.
ArkansasDemocrat1
(1,223 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,321 posts)mopinko
(70,197 posts)just no. just fucking no.
Irish_Dem
(47,321 posts)Screw him and tell him hell no.
But Biden is probably going to be a bit classier.
EarthFirst
(2,902 posts)COL Mustard
(5,918 posts)To manipulate the maps.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,591 posts)Tell him that he's the only thing the entire world is watching and talking about. He'll be happy.
Rebl2
(13,542 posts)say pictures, but I like your idea better.
Tom Yossarian Joad
(19,231 posts)Raven123
(4,862 posts)SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)redact it. Or just give him pages from a coloring book. He won't know the difference.
BumRushDaShow
(129,374 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,400 posts)The Roux Comes First
(1,300 posts)It might be best to dumb it down as far as the content, but leave plenty of big words in. The fake gold idol can be relied on to struggle to recall words of over six letters, from what I can tell. His obvious gift for insane word salad may be our best hope, in so many ways!
DoBW
(611 posts)throw him a PB&J -- keep it simple
InstantGratification
(162 posts)The "canary trap". If you suspect a security leak, feed slightly altered information to each potential suspect. Whichever one is "singing" will tell his version of the story and help the counter-intel folks track down the leaker.
Trump leaks like a screen door on a submarine, use Donnie Dipshit as a counter-intel asset to feed misinformation to Putin, MBS, etc.
I'll edit this to add: Not to mention the legal ramifications. Imagine the impact to the election if sensitive information that was only given to numb nuts was leaked into the wild. That would probably rise to the level of actual chargeable treason if it was proven that he passed it to our enemies.
fierywoman
(7,689 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,317 posts)but you explained it better than I would have. Don't pass up a great opportunity to feed inaccurate information to Putin.
SCantiGOP
(13,871 posts)Pick a couple of Putins close allies and let Trump find out they are actually US agents. Then, when they accidentally fall out of windows, well be rid of two Putin toadies and can use the info to expose Trump as a traitor.
COL Mustard
(5,918 posts)I remember that technique from an earlier book
nilram
(2,893 posts)Still has two months to catch up. But, electorate willing, we wont have to give him anything afterwards either.
area51
(11,919 posts)iirc, the briefings aren't required by law; there's no reason to give a traitor like #DementiaDonnie any information.
One thing I've heard suggested is that #DD purposely be fed false info to see who he passes it on to.
HandmaidsTaleUntold
(223 posts)Time to end the practice. Old rules out the door. Just ask Mitch. Whats Trump gonna do about it??? If its not a law then it means nothing anymore. Zero. Zilch. Done.
GiqueCee
(634 posts)... although my idea of poison-pill info tags to tell if he's feeding secrets to Putin again might be better kept on the down-low.
brewens
(13,617 posts)for a few months. I never took that as a done deal. It may have been the smartest thing to say at this point.
They had to Dick and Jane everything for Trump, and he never bothered to read much of his briefings anyway. He doesn't deserve any better for sure.
At the most I would send someone to give him his briefing with no one else allowed in the room. He gets it verbally or reads it himself and is not allowed to keep a copy. Plus, include something that if it is leaked, they know it had to have come from Trump.
Kali
(55,019 posts)he won't read anything that isn't nukyular or about him.
republianmushroom
(13,661 posts)Deep State Witch
(10,450 posts)When I was in the IC, one of my jobs was to do assessments. Just before COVID hit in 2020, I was working on something that had been selected for a Presidential Daily Brief (yay, me!). Anyway, I had to cut down a 6 page report into one paragraph, three sentences at the most. That's the longest TFG's attention span was. I asked our PDB liaison if I should write it in crayon.
JoseBalow
(2,423 posts)and catch him in the act
Hartpi978
(13 posts)Trump would not be granted the lowest level security clearance with his background.
He is under indictment
He is heavily indicted.
He associates with insurrectionists
He provided aid and comfort to insurrectionists attempting to stop the regular business of government.
He is under the foreign influence of several individuals and countries.
Let me give you an example. If you were behind in your student loan payments owed the the government, you would be automatically disqualified.
Deep State Witch
(10,450 posts)I trust that the Intelligence Community won't tell him anything important. In fact, I'd bet dollars to donuts that they tell him incorrect information. And when he blurts it out in public - they've got him.
nakocal
(552 posts)stolen documents and Jan 6 have concluded.
getagrip_already
(14,825 posts)Feed him false intelligence. Tell him that musk is an agent tasked to set up putin snd draw rusdian troops into a disaster by sharing Intel on starlink, which he is sharing with ukraine.
Give him something that can be tracked. Then charge him with espionage for leaking it.
OMGWTF
(3,972 posts)babylonsister
(171,079 posts)but let's not forget those in the intelligence community who actively relished doing that disgusting moron's bidding.
C Moon
(12,221 posts)KS Toronado
(17,306 posts)that Putin might believe and see if Putin acts upon the false intel. Something non-military, like bank ZZZ is
going to hand over all his money to Ukraine to use against him. Love to see the DOJ charge tsf with being a
traitor right before the election. ANYBODY IN WASHINGTON LISTENING?
Aviation Pro
(12,181 posts)"Shit happening around the world, most of it caused by you.
No questions."
elleng
(131,074 posts)liberal N proud
(60,339 posts)Putin owns Bidens Predecessor
2naSalit
(86,765 posts)Every page, all but insignificant words. It's what he has done in the past.
SWBTATTReg
(22,156 posts)Like some have said, use crayons, etc. to present national security matters.
CommonOkie
(5 posts)Tell him we have an assassin following Vlad.
SARose
(250 posts)Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee. He wont receive a briefing until after the Republican Convention.
I believe he will drop out before then. Why? If the Summer polls even hint that he will lose buh bye. He will climb aboard Trump One in the middle of the night to parts unknown. I believe with my whole heart most Americans are sick of his chaos, cons, and hate speech.
Everything Trump touches dies - including the Republican Party.
Bucky
(54,041 posts)He knows getting elected president is the only way he can get out from under his legal troubles. It's bizarre how totally the rest of the party has fallen for this abusive inept sociopath.
My heart wants him gone while my mind totally agrees with you.
liberalgunwilltravel
(336 posts)Just give him successive volumes of Dick and Jane Labled "PDB."
Bucky
(54,041 posts)Maybe hand it to him in a PowerPoint and require the he operate the computer alone
riversedge
(70,283 posts)papers with him?? are they??
Wonder Why
(3,233 posts)the small castle belonging to a wonderful guy who let his people enjoy lots of rights, like the ability to eat at Wendy's and have ice cream. The Ogre took some of Mr. Wonderful's property and refused to give it back. Then he sent his army of monsters into the rest of Mr. Wonderful's land and hurt a lot of his people and stole some of the little children living with their nice parents. Friends of Mr. Wonderful provided help to him but the Ogre was so big and threatened everybody. But the worst thing was that some of the people in the lands helping Mr. Wonderful refused to help him any more and they sided with the Ogre and sold their souls to the Ogre. Mr. Biden, head of that friend's land begged those people to help Mr. Wonderful but they didn't care about helping anyone but themselves. Does that explain it for you Mr. Trump?"