Only verified intelligence? A look at presidents’ briefings
4 years, 5 months ago

Only verified intelligence? A look at presidents’ briefings

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Donald Trump was never briefed on intelligence that Russia had put a bounty on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan because there wasn’t corroborating evidence. “There’s no mathematical formula” for deciding what gets briefed to the president, said David Priess, a former CIA intelligence briefer and author of “The President’s Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America’s Presidents.” “The job of the analysts is to decide, ‘does the president need to know this today?’ You are writing for the president,” he added. “Because it’s intelligence, that means it deals with the unknown, things that are uncertain — but things that are of grave importance to U.S. national security and worthy of the president’s attention,” he said. “The president is going to get hard decisions, and those hard decisions normally come with murky facts and gray areas,” said Larry Pfeiffer, a 32-year intelligence community veteran who held positions as CIA chief of staff and senior director of the White House Situation Room.

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Trump receiving classified briefings after espionage case dropped: report
1 month ago

Trump receiving classified briefings after espionage case dropped: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has begun receiving intelligence briefings as president-elect, just months after a federal judge dismissed criminal charges against him for allegedly mishandling classified information. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence began providing briefings to the former president shortly after he won the election, according to U.S. officials who spoke to the Washington Post. District judge Aileen Cannon …

“Likely to weaponize intelligence”: Experts alarmed as Trump poised to get security briefings again
9 months, 3 weeks ago

“Likely to weaponize intelligence”: Experts alarmed as Trump poised to get security briefings again

Salon  

Former President Donald Trump is set to receive national security intelligence briefings once he secures the Republican nomination despite being indicted on charges that he mishandled classified materials after leaving office. Despite facing a “bevy of federal charges” stemming from his stash of classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022, “nothing” would currently restrict Trump’s access to …

Vladimir Putin: US intelligence agencies make understanding Russian President’s state of mind a top priority
2 years, 9 months ago

Vladimir Putin: US intelligence agencies make understanding Russian President’s state of mind a top priority

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US intelligence community has made evaluating Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state of mind a top priority in recent days as it seeks to establish how that is affecting his handling of the rapidly escalating Ukraine crisis, according to two sources familiar with the effort. “Everything US has in realm of conjecture because Putin’s decisions and statements …

Intelligence on Russian hand in US election was clear; it was not always presented that way
3 years, 9 months ago

Intelligence on Russian hand in US election was clear; it was not always presented that way

Firstpost  

Washington: Representative Jason Crow listened during a classified briefing last summer while a top intelligence official said that Russia was hurting Joe Biden’s campaign to help then-president Donald Trump. “We’re so polarised,” Evanina said, “we’re going to be even more susceptible for this kind of activity moving forward.” Former Trump administration officials defended their public assessments of the intelligence. “The …

Biden says ‘erratic’ Trump shouldn’t get intel briefings
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden says ‘erratic’ Trump shouldn’t get intel briefings

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday that Donald Trump’s “erratic behavior” should prevent him from receiving classified intelligence briefings, a courtesy that historically has been granted to outgoing presidents. What impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something?” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said earlier this week that the issue …

Joe Biden says Donald Trump should not receive intelligence briefings
3 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden says Donald Trump should not receive intelligence briefings

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden said his predecessor, Donald Trump, should not receive the intelligence briefings that are typically given to former presidents because of his “erratic behavior.” US President Joe Biden speaks at the State Department in Washington, DC. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said earlier this week the matter was “under review.” Biden said he believes there is “no …

Donald Trump should not get US intel briefings, Joe Biden says
3 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump should not get US intel briefings, Joe Biden says

Al Jazeera  

Ex-president might not receive US intelligence briefings because of ‘erratic’ conduct, concerns about secrecy. Donald Trump should not continue to receive intelligence briefings normally available to former presidents because of his “erratic” behaviour, President Joe Biden said in a US media interview. More recently, during the 2020 election campaign, Trump administration officials selectively declassified information to attack the president’s political …

Top secret: Biden gets access to President’s Daily Brief
4 years ago

Top secret: Biden gets access to President’s Daily Brief

Associated Press  

— Joe Biden has had his first look as president-elect at the President’s Daily Brief, a top secret summary of U.S. intelligence and world events — a document former first lady Michelle Obama has called “The Death, Destruction, and Horrible Things Book.” Biden has already had eyes on different iterations of the so-called PDB, which is tailored to the way …

Biden Should Be Getting Top-Level Intelligence Briefings, But He Isn't
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden Should Be Getting Top-Level Intelligence Briefings, But He Isn't

NPR  

Biden Should Be Getting Top-Level Intelligence Briefings, But He Isn't Enlarge this image toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP Damian Dovarganes/AP As president-elect, Joe Biden should start receiving the same daily intelligence briefing as the one prepared for President Trump. A long tradition As president-elect, Biden should start getting the President's Daily Briefing, or PDB, said David Priess, a former CIA officer. …

This is one of the most unpatriotic moments in Trump’s presidency (opinion)
4 years, 4 months ago

This is one of the most unpatriotic moments in Trump’s presidency (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Samantha Vinograd is a CNN national security analyst. On so many threat streams – whether it’s Russian bounties or the coronavirus – Trump continues to say he didn’t get briefed on the relevant intelligence. He’s known for failing to do some basic functions of his job like sharing accurate information with the public or paying attention to apolitical …

Donald Trump has a fresh Russia problem: Unread intelligence and a missing strategy
4 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump has a fresh Russia problem: Unread intelligence and a missing strategy

Firstpost  

US lawmakers on Tuesday emerged from closed briefings to challenge why Donald Trump and his advisors failed to recognise the seriousness of the intelligence assessment. The intelligence finding that Russia was most likely paying a bounty for the lives of US soldiers in Afghanistan has evoked a strange silence from President Donald Trump and his top national security officials on …

Top US spies brief Congress on Russia-Taliban intelligence
4 years, 5 months ago

Top US spies brief Congress on Russia-Taliban intelligence

Al Jazeera  

CIA Director Gina Haspel and National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone met with congressional leaders at the United States Capitol on Thursday to share US intelligence suggesting Russia offered the Taliban bounties to kill US troops in Afghanistan. Warmer relations Pelosi said Congress should now impose financial sanctions on Russia’s intelligence and military sectors – penalties that were withheld at …

Joe Biden invokes his late son's military service as he suggests Trump 'unfit to be president' over Russia claims
4 years, 5 months ago

Joe Biden invokes his late son's military service as he suggests Trump 'unfit to be president' over Russia claims

The Independent  

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Trump denies being briefed on intelligence that Russians tried to bribe Taliban fighters to kill US troops
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump denies being briefed on intelligence that Russians tried to bribe Taliban fighters to kill US troops

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump on Sunday denied receiving a briefing about intelligence that Russians had tried to bribe Taliban fighters to kill US troops, as The New York Times first reported and CNN has confirmed. Trump tweeted that “there have not been many attacks” on US troops by Taliban fighters as his evidence that the reported intelligence may be …

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