WH: Continued Intel Briefings For Trump Under Review

The Hill reports:

The White House is conducting a review to determine whether former President Trump should continue receiving intelligence briefings now that he has left office. Speaking at the White House press briefing on Monday, spokeswoman Jen Psaki said President Biden’s national security team is looking into the matter.

“It’s something that is under review,” Psaki said. Former presidents typically have access to intelligence briefings after leaving office.

However, Democrats — and even some former Trump administration officials — have warned that the former president cannot be trusted with national security secrets, believing he could reveal sensitive information or seek to profit off of it.

Read the full article.

The question about whether Trump will get intelligence briefings – a courtesy extended to former presidents – should be this: He didn’t bother much with briefings when in office and often didn’t believe what intel officials were telling him. Why SHOULD he get them now?

— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) February 1, 2021

The current White House is reviewing whether or not to revoke President Trump’s access to the intelligence briefings that are typically granted to former presidents, according to @PressSec.

— Matt Viser (@mviser) February 1, 2021