Topline White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Monday that the Biden Administration is weighing whether to strip former President Donald Trump of his access to intelligence briefings—a luxury typically granted to former presidents—after some outside officials expressed concern that Trump will exploit the information and use it to his personal advantage. White House press secretary Jen Psaki talks to reporters during her daily news briefing at the White … [+] House on February 1, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Key Facts Psaki said the decision to revoke Trump’s access was “under review,” and “no determination” had been made. Several intelligence figures have called for the former president to be cut off from the briefings, including Susan Gordon, who served as Trump’s principal deputy director of national intelligence for two years. Gordon said Trump receiving the briefings was a “potential national security risk,” noting the former president “has significant business entanglements that involve foreign entities” and future political ambitions in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. In January, before Biden took office, then incoming chief of staff Ron Klain said Biden would wait for a recommendation from intelligence advisors before making a decision. Trump’s po… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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