Donald Trump could soon be getting intelligence briefings. "It could be a disaster," a former CIA an

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5. Oh my

You know, I never had occasion to consider this previously. I just assumed they were given briefings because they were candidates. That's that.

I never thought about the clearance issue. IMHO, it's not enough that a person is a candidate for president and thus gets briefings. That person should be cleared in the same way anyone is cleared for whatever level of classification candidates are cleared for. Granted, Trump may be one of the most written about people in, well, forever, but that doesn't mean he's been the most investigated. As we all know by now, "the media" has given Trump a gold-plated get out of investigations free card. That's coming to an end now, but it still doesn't clear him for classified material.