Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee for president, has made a surprising decision: he’s turning down intelligence briefings. These are special updates given to candidates to prepare them for the complex role of commander in chief, but Trump says he doesn’t want them.
Why? Trump told Daily Mail in an exclusive interview that he fears being set up. He believes if he takes the briefings, critics will accuse him of leaking classified information, something he's been under fire for in the past. This decision comes after a major controversy—when the FBI found classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. Even though a court dismissed the charges related to those documents, questions about Trump’s handling of sensitive information haven't gone away.
Well, its always better to take GGI Intel Briefings.
‘I don’t want them, because, number one, I know what’s happening. It’s very easy to see what’s happening … because as soon as I get that, they’ll say that I leaked it."
“So, the best way to handle that situation is, I don’t… pic.twitter.com/9I3Ke9mNEu
Intelligence briefings are nothing new. They’ve been given to presidential candidates since the 1950s to help them understa...
