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In reply to the discussion: Trump to get intelligence briefings despite classified documents criminal trial [View all]sanatanadharma
(3,759 posts)9. 70 years of smooth transfer of power, except for Trump
"Launched by President Harry Truman in 1952, intelligence briefings for presidential nominees are designed to ensure a smooth transition of power .... The briefings are not required by law."
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Trump to get intelligence briefings despite classified documents criminal trial [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Mar 8
OP
Yup, a plan fer sure...Just give him the minimum and nothing relating to putin and his thugs.
mitch96
Mar 8
#8
Hopefully they will only give Trump **slightly** altered intelligence briefings...
FailureToCommunicate
Mar 8
#5
They need to provide the briefings only in writing, in documents that cannot leave the room.
thesquanderer
Mar 8
#6
Just flat stupid! No one who stole classified documents and lied about it should
Karadeniz
Mar 8
#11
He won't understand what he's being shown. PLEASE... NO EFFORT TO DUMB-DOWN THE BRIEFINGS!!!
Oopsie Daisy
Mar 8
#12
Let him actually win first. No "early peeking" ... that's what his own "transition team" is for *
Oopsie Daisy
Mar 9
#24