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duforsure

(11,885 posts)
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 07:06 AM Jan 2021

If trump isn't convicted does that mean he still gets security briefings still?

Isn't that a National Security threat? He'd use them for him and his family to profit from. Maybe another attempted coup.

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underpants

(195,579 posts)
1. It's NOT a full one and he barely takes them nowe
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 07:07 AM
Jan 2021

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Imagine how little he’ll care when the omelette station awaits.

Girard442

(6,839 posts)
3. Yeah, no pictures, tiny type, and his name appearing nowhere.
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 07:10 AM
Jan 2021

He'd never read it. It's never been all that clear that he ever could.

Buckeyeblue

(6,280 posts)
7. Yes. Biden can shut that down. Which he will.
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 07:45 AM
Jan 2021

Trump will be largely ignored. I'm sure the ex-presidents club will not include him in their rare gatherings.

But a lot of books will be written about this time. The further out we get, the more the books will try to answer the question why did the people let this happen?

Johnny2X2X

(23,827 posts)
10. This
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 08:30 AM
Jan 2021

They'll give him something, but it will also have disinformation in it so they can look for where it ends up.

And Trump curtailed Clinton's and Obama's security briefings.

Personally, I don't see why they get it at all, they aren't President, they have no need to know.

Buckeyeblue

(6,280 posts)
12. And former presidents still have a great deal of contact and influence with world leaders
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 10:29 AM
Jan 2021

As such, they need to understand which way the wind is blowing.

Sugarmaggie

(151 posts)
5. That's my understanding too
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 07:19 AM
Jan 2021

Wonder if that’s a first where outgoing president will be denied. We’ve already seen Trumps pattern of sharing secrets while in office. Trump will be selling national security to highest bidder post presidency.

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