Posted on 06/02/2016 6:07:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Some U.S. intelligence officials are worried about providing a routine intelligence briefing to Donald Trump once he becomes the official Republican presidential nominee, according to a report.
Eight senior security officials told Reuters they were concerned that Trump's "shoot from the hip" style could pose national security risks, as they prepare to give him a routine pre-election briefing for presidential nominees.
They also cited his lack of foreign policy experience, and his little known team of foreign policy advisers. "People are very nervous," one senior U.S. security official said.
However, the officials, who requested anonymity to discuss a political domestic issue, said they would not deviate from the usual "Top Secret" briefing format, to avoid any appearance of bias.
Current and formal officials also expressed concern over briefing Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, according to Reuters.
They cited the scandal over her use of emails when she was secretary of State and her handling of sensitive information. She is currently facing an FBI probe over whether she compromised security and broke laws over her use of a private email server for government work at State.
"The only candidate who has proven incapable of handling sensitive information is Hillary Clinton," Michael Short, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, told Reuters. "If there is anyone they should be worried about it is Hillary Clinton."
Some officials told Reuters that little harm could be done, because the traditional briefing is mostly a broad overview of national security issues and does not contain the most sensitive government secrets.
"If he reads the papers every day, he won't hear much that will surprise him," one U.S. intelligence official told Reuters.
Still, nominees are warned not to share the briefing's contents, which include detailed intelligence assessments.
The nominees are usually briefed shortly after their party nominating conventions in the summer, and are allowed to include one or two aides who must undergo security checks.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told Reuters that he shared some of the concerns about Trump.
"I would be very concerned with Mr. Trump's ability to know what he can and can't discuss" publicly about the contents of an intelligence briefing, said Schiff, who supports Clinton for president.
If I was part of that circus called State Department Sol Le I would be worried too. For years they’ve grown up knowing how to hide the truth with no one asking the hard questions. What a joke.
I was part of many of those and you’re right, we briefed whoever we were told to.
Trump should fire the lot of these "intelligence" officials when he takes office and note "suspected Sedition" as the reason for termination.
Let 'em get a job somewhere else.
Wow.
Come on Vet. Really?
Those two organizations worked together. The CIA has been left-wing since Allen Welsh Dulles was fired.
Has Trump blamed a terrorist attack on a youtube video?
Hey, Obama hacks, uh, I mean unnamed senior security officials, how about doing your job? It’s not your place to decide if Trump is worthy of receiving your briefing. We, the voters, will decide that.
This is a non story, a marxist Politico propaganda hit piece published by left wing hacks quoting “anonymous” sources who are fellow travelers.
Cannot run a successful country when the press is the enemy and operates unscathed.
Tick Tock
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/31/asia/philippines-duterte-journalists/
yeah but Obama is ok? ROFLMAO
Fire them! It’s not their job to babysit anyone considering the lack of security posed during the Clinton Sec of State tenure It is, also, not their responsibility to determine what an elected official, a representative of the people, should be held responsible for. The people trusted him into office. It is not theirs to force him out.
And withholding information from getting to the source that requires it, has the need to know, and the clearance is treason and espionage. Want to go to jail guys? I won’t visit you. Please do it.
red
The vast majority of gubmint employees are Democrats, and a Democrat is currently President, meaning ALL the appointees are Dems. From these thousands, Hillary selected 8 anonymous supporters with her media stooges to generate this anti-Trump story. By absolute random chance, it just happens to echo her talking point of the week.
These ‘un-intelligent officials’ need to be FIRED.
Probably afraid of being accountable.
And yet, Congress couldn’t even talk to at least one Benghazi survivor, WHO WAS STILL AT WALTER REED mid-year, the following year: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2379434/Benghazi-survivor-Walter-Reed-hospital-near-Washington-following-surgeries-save-leg-nearly-blown-2012-Libyan-terror-attack.html. Psaki in on it, again.
Kerry visited a survivor the following MARCH at Walter Reed: http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2013/03/05/sec-of-state-kerry-confirms-benghazi-survivor-still-at-walter-reed/
officials are worried, yet they gleefully gave them to a grifter and his wife and a street agitator and his pet wookie both couples hate this country with a passion
If you read into his past and connections, it’s plausible.
I’m sure some of them had the same thoughts about Obama. And still do. Is your opinion the same?
Seriously? Our Vice President announced Seal Team 6 were the ones who took out Bin Laden. Next thing that happened, lot of Seal Team 6 members were blown out of the sky.
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