Joe must end shitstain's security clearance!

[SheltieLover]

Very important for chump & all his enablers to be cut out of the intel loop.

[MLAA]

1. I am not aware a president elect has any authority to challenge the security clearance of a presiden

I wish he could.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. AFIK, he has no authority to do anything but build his new team.

[5X]

7. Dotard doesn't have the authority to do most of what he does.

Just do it!

[walkingman]

8. There is a lot of truth in your statement. I do hope going forward we are not timid in our actions.

[SheltieLover]

12. Absolutely!

And I believe that going forward EVERY presidential candidate should be required to pass the highest security clearance! BEFORE running in any campaign.

This will eliminate traitorous scum.

Not sure how, or if, this could be accomplished, but I firmly believe this should be enacted.

[SheltieLover]

10. I meant once Joe is in office

Sorry for confusion. And, I'll add he should, and likely will, reinstate former CIA Director Brennan's clearance!

[Totally Tunsie]

22. Please see #21 below.

[Baked Potato]

2. Yes!

[Imperialism Inc.]

4. I've been thinking that for a while. No daily briefings for any of them after

the transition.

There is no way Trump should be trusted with that kind of information. He'd trade it for gold any chance he got.

Biden could say he can have it back. Just submit a disclosure document like everyone else. He'd surely turn it down.

[SheltieLover]

11. None of them should have clearance, IMO - none of putin's puppets!

And, going forward, I believe ALL candidates should be screened for the highest security clearance BEFORE becoming candidates!

Joe should, and likely will, reinstate former CIA Director Brennan's clearance, too.

[mackdaddy]

5. As I understand it, former presidents and certain former officials like CIA director retain theirs

I think that they even get some briefings after they leave their office. This makes some sense to retain an experienced brain trust to call on.

But NOT in this case. So after Biden takes office I agree he should revoke the security clearance of most of these bastards.

Trump Revoked former CIA director Brennan's security clearance because he said something Trump did not like.

[woodsprite]

6. Where Trump & Co are concerned, there is no brain, and there is no trust. nt

[SheltieLover]

9. Absolutely!

And I think in future elections, candidates should be REQUIRED to pass the highest level of security clearances BEFORE running.

And Joe should, and will likely, IMO, reinstate CIA Director Brennan's clearance. It is VITAL to have that brain trust to depend upon!

[Statistical]

13. Joe doesn't have to do anything. Access to classified information is on a need to know basis.

At 12:00 on Jan 20th Trump has no need to know anything and his access will be revoked. Same thing with every other President leaving office.

There is zero reason for Joe to get involved. We have an entire federal government all this kind of stuff is very routine.

[SheltieLover]

14. Is it incorrecty to presume there i a higher brain trust that is kept informed in case of emergency?

I also think our new admin should reinstate former CIA Director Brennan's clearance!

And if possible, make it mandatory for any presidential candidate wannabes to FIRST pass clearance to hold the highest office in the country BEFORE any campaigning.

This would have eliminated any possibility of chump, Kanye West, etc.

Perhaps state laws could accomplish this? Dunno. I'm not an attorney, but it seems logical to me. Many other jobs require background checks as screening procedures.

[2naSalit]

15. He will require debriefing...

And I hope they sequester him until that process is complete and he can be handed over to prosecutors to begin his life in prison after at least one trial.

[SheltieLover]

16. I'm with you 1,000,000%

They must ALL be prosecuted and serve MAXIMUM sentences, as well as forfeit their assets for all they have robbed from the taxpayers!m

I think Adam Schiff would be perfect for AG. After all, he "interviewed" for the job during impeachment and hit a granny out of the park!

Also, not sure legally how or if this is possible, but to prevent another russian asset from stealing 4 years in the WH, I believe ALL who want to campaign for president should be required to pass the highest level of security clearance BEFORE any campaigning begins. Why not? There are many jobs that a background check as a weed-out, pre-interview requirement for. Why not the highest in the land? I'm not a lawyer, so not sure how this could be accomplished. Perhaps by states passing laws?

This would most certainly have eliminated shitstain and Kanye West from the presidential race.

[2naSalit]

17. First and most immediate concern...

Is his fucking mouth. He will need to be unable to blast his bullshit all over the planet, he's a national security threat and should be dealt with accordingly.

[SheltieLover]

19. Absolutely!

[Bayard]

18. trump has always been dangerous with a clearance

Blathering info all over the place, like it would help his social standing.

I wouldn't put it past him now to shout every secret from the rooftops. See how many covert operations and personnel that he can get killed.

[SheltieLover]

20. Hasn't he already?

[Totally Tunsie]

24. Please see #21 below.

[Totally Tunsie]

21. There is no evidence that Chump has a Security Clearance.

He certainly isn't required to have one, and could never pass the criteria for getting one. His financials alone would negate him being granted a clearance.

https://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/2016/11/clearances-presidential/

“Security clearances are not mandated for the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, Supreme Court Justices, or other constitutional officers,” a recent Congressional Research Service report explains. “The criteria for election or appointment to these positions are specified in the U.S. Constitution, and except by constitutional amendment, no additional criteria (e.g., holding a security clearance) may be required.”

In fact, the security clearance system itself is an expression of presidential authority. Its scope and operation are defined in an executive order (EO 12968), and its terms can be modified by the President at will.

[Bayard]

25. I don't see how that's possible....

He's been getting classified briefings all along, even if he didn't pay any attention to them.

[Totally Tunsie]

29. Yes, he gets his classified briefings - whether or not he pays attention to them.

It is, however, presumed that someone who has been elected to the presidency will be of character to know what to do with and how to treat the information he/she receives. Let's face it...we never ran into a tRump scenario before, and hopefully never will again. It used to be that a U.S. president would have sense and not invite enemies or opponents to the WH, never mind give them a reception and access to any information is his possession.

[SheltieLover]

27. Wow!

Ty, TotallyTunsie. No, chump would never qualify!

[MerryBlooms]

26. trump and his cronies are a security risk, so I'm not sure regular protocol will be followed.

[Ilsa]

28. I hope the CIA, FBI, DNI, etc are feeding him

and his minions disinformation. If they can't, then I hope our allies are giving our Intel officers bad junk, but telling them it's worthless.

[Sogo]

30. ...and they are definitely going to have to

do a thorough sweep of the WH for bugs that Russian officials and their accompanying Russian media who Trump invited into the WH may have planted.