Axios reports:
Former President Trump told the Daily Mail he will decline to receive intelligence briefings during his campaign to avoid being accused of leaking information. The briefings offered to presidential nominees are intended to help them understand and prepare for the national security challenges they could face in office.
Briefings also help candidates ensure that they don’t say anything that undermines U.S. national security. Trump faces federal charges for allegedly mishandling classified documents. That scandal has further damaged his already strained relationship with the U.S. intelligence community.
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The tweet below is from a former Trump staffer.
President Trump is refusing intelligence briefings because the Deep State continues to try and sabotage him:
“They come in, they give you a briefing and then two days later they leak it and then they say you leaked it. The only way to solve that problem is not to take them.” pic.twitter.com/8UEhoE2Qsm
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) August 22, 2024