Sen. Angus King
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Donald Trump Facebook bans ads for armaments temporarily after Capitol riots Sasse, in a fiery open, says QAnon destroys GOP Article 230 worked after the uprising, but not before: How to regulate social media MORE the dissemination of classified information after departure as a ‘serious danger’.
King, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, noted that briefings are typically given to former presidents as a courtesy rather than a legal requirement.
‘There is a serious danger of [Trump] “accidentally or intentionally disclosing classified information that would endanger resources and methods,” King told CNN on Sunday. “There is no upside. There’s no reason he should have this information … and I think it should be in the light of his history of quick and loose with information about the information – it should be an easy decision for the future president . ‘
Home Information Committee Chair Adam Schiff
Adam Bennett SchiffSunday shows preview: Washington prepares for inauguration and indictment; coronavirus pushes across US What our children need to know after the riot in Capitol Hill Pelosi calls 9 accusation managers MORE (D-Calif.) Made similar remarks on Sunday, saying Margaret Brennan, CBS: ‘There are no circumstances in which this president should receive a new information notice, not now, not even in the future. I do not think he can be trusted with that now. ”
Former director of the Trump administration, Susan Gordon, has also called for the president’s briefings to end after he leaves office.
“Convention left the premises long ago with President Trump, and his demonstrated approach to national security and intelligence suggests that a more purposeful decision should be made about providing intelligence to this former president,” Gordon wrote Friday Washington Post op-ed.
‘My recommendation, as a thirty-year veteran of the intelligence community, is not to give him an information session after January 20th. With this simple act – which is only the new president’s privilege – Joe Biden
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