Posted on 12/14/2016 8:48:34 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra
Former CIA director Leon Panetta said on Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump risked being blamed after any potential attack on the United States if he refused to receive more regular intelligence briefings.
U.S. officials told Reuters that Trump is receiving an average of one presidential intelligence briefing a week - far fewer than most of his recent predecessors - but that his deputy Mike Pence gets briefings around six days a week.
Panetta, a former Democratic Congressman who served as CIA director and defense secretary in President Barack Obama's first term, told the Arab Strategy Forum, a conference sponsored by the government of Dubai, that Trump's aversion "can't last."
"I've seen presidents who have asked questions about whether that intelligence is verifiable, what are the sources for that intelligence, but I have never seen a president who said, 'I don't want that stuff,'" Panetta said.
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Leon Panetta is a two bit clintonite probably up to his chin in PizzaGate.
So if an attack happens on Obama’s watch, Trump will get blamed?
So by that logic, we can blame Obama for all of the attacks around the world because he missed so many briefings?
Pancetta and the rest of the libtards will be blaming Trump for fake crap that never happened no matter what he does. That being the case, just what aspect of this story is “news”?
Where was he when BO was on the golf course or staying late in bed (usually didn’t have anything scheduled before lunch) and missed most briefings.
Piñata has some nerve when his own Mack Daddy Obama didn’t ever attend the briefings himself. Go on with your rum nose.
Pancetta and the rest of the libtards will be blaming Trump for fake crap that never happened no matter what he does. That being the case, just what aspect of this story is “news”?
“So by that logic, we can blame Obama for all of the attacks around the world because he missed so many briefings?”
Exactly.
Insignificant idiot says “whaaa! waaa! waaa! snivel snivel waaa!”
Fixed it for you.
Most likely. And doesn’t OBombya skip most of these briefings?
Odd how he was never worried that Obama skipped 60% of his breifing
You should know by now that the MSM will NEVER blame the “O” for anything.
I wasn’t aware that Trump was already the POTUS.
WHAT??? Until Jan. 20, 2017 Barky is in charge, we have already had how many attacks???
What has Barky done? He doesn’t read or take his ‘intel’ either, so what they heck is this loon yakking about???
Stupid move....cuz Obama has only been to about 900 out of about 2900 in 8 years.
OK, Leon, save it for when Trump actually is the President (although as far as I’m concerned, that day can’t happen soon enough!).
But Obama, who is theoretically the president, doesn’t need to get briefings.
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