Biden will wait for recommendation on sharing secrets with Trump

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Biden will wait for recommendation on sharing secrets with Trump

 

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden arrives to introduce key members of his White House science team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 16, 2021 REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will wait for a recommendation from his intelligence advisers on whether to share classified information with President Donald Trump after the Republican leaves office, Biden's top aide said on Sunday.

 

Ron Klain, the incoming White House chief of staff, made the comment after former principal deputy director of national intelligence, Sue Gordon, wrote an op-ed arguing against sharing such information with Trump once he has left the presidency.

 

"With this simple act — which is solely the new president’s prerogative — Joe Biden can mitigate one aspect of the potential national security risk posed by Donald Trump, private citizen," Gordon said in a Washington Post piece headlined "A former president Trump won't 'need to know.' Cut off his intelligence."

 

Asked about Gordon's recommendation, Klain told CNN's "State of the Union" program that Biden would want to hear from his own intelligence professionals before making any decision.

 

"We'll certainly look for a recommendation from the intelligence professionals in the Biden administration ... and we will act on that recommendation," he said.

 

Gordon, who resigned in 2019, said any former president was a foreign intelligence target but Trump "might be unusually vulnerable to bad actors with ill intent," citing, among other things, his business interests abroad.

 

"It is not clear that he understands the tradecraft to which he has been exposed, the reasons the knowledge he has acquired must be protected from disclosure, or the intentions and capabilities of adversaries," she added.

 

Democratic House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff was more blunt, telling CBS' "Face The Nation" program, "I don't think he can be trusted with it."

 

(Reporting By Arshad Mohammed and Jan Wolfe; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2021-01-18

 

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[sirineou 17,902]

When I saw this OP my first reaction was  Whisky  Tango Foxtrot

We could not trust him with secrets while he was president and we will trust him with secrets after ?

[candide 12,078]

What! Biden will do without Trump's advices on security issues?

[Tug 22,326]

I think it’s a diplomatic way to say you have to be kidding personally I doubt we have many secrets left after watching trump try to suck up to Putin 

[sammieuk1 20,674]

Don't give him your twitter password Joe 

[OneMoreFarang 27,502]

I am sure Biden learned one thing from Trump: Do whatever you want. Even if it is illegal, you will get away with it.

 

Obviously Biden should be careful using this principle. But keeping secrets away from Trump is a prime example for using this technique. 

[OneMoreFarang 27,502]

17 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Don't give him your twitter password Joe 

Like MAGA2020?

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Edited January 17 by OneMoreFarang

[TheFishman1 1,947]

Whatever Trump with Know so would Putin

[Paul Henry 1,699]

Confidential and security information has a $ value I know which Trump would take.

[scorecard 21,317]

2 hours ago, sirineou said:

When I saw this OP my first reaction was  Whisky  Tango Foxtrot

We could not trust him with secrets while he was president and we will trust him with secrets after ?

Or put it another way, there's a good chance he will turn such information into opportunity for him and his scaly family and whilst doing that reveal lots of information (which should remain secret) to the world. I wouldn't trust him with 1 Baht.

Edited January 18 by scorecard

[Walker88 4,576]

Sharing intel with a former POTUS is a courtesy, not a right.  If there is anyone not deserving of any courtesy whatsoever---never mind the fact he simply cannot be trusted---it's 45.

 

If I shared anything with 45, it would be "Woman Man Person Camera TV". Good enough.

[edwinchester 8,474]

The only thing Biden needs to ask him is "Do you want to see the P*ss Tape before it's declassified?"

[worgeordie 44,856]

Just put them in a letter...he won't even bother to read it.

regards Worgeordie

[ThaiFelix 2,420]

I wouldnt worry about it.  I doubt anyone would believe anything coming from Trump's mouth in any case.

[Dagfinnur Traustason 1,421]

Only in US! Why in the world should a coming president share secrets with a person that are walking away from a post?

If an employee of Apple get fired, will the next employee share all the company secrets with that guy before he walks?