Trump Gets Third Intel Briefing, Far Fewer Than Predecessors

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Trump Gets Third Intel Briefing, Far Fewer Than Predecessors

By DEB RIECHMANN, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Nov 29, 2016, 5:28 PM ET

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday received only his third top-secret intelligence briefing since his election four weeks ago.

The relatively few briefings stand in contrast with Vice President-elect Mike Pence, who is getting nearly daily briefings. That suggests that Trump is looking to Pence to have a key role in handling critical national security issues once the two are in office. It could also reflect some discomfort between Trump and the intelligence community.

Most modern day presidents-elect have intelligence officials brief them nearly every day on the contents of the President's Daily Brief, the highest-level intelligence document produced in the United States. It covers hot spots around the globe, U.S. covert operations and intelligence about world leaders.

A close Trump adviser, Kellyanne Conway, has insisted that Trump is engaged and utilizing information from multiple sources, including the briefings. Trump is not the first president-elect to have a slow start in receiving briefings.

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Would one of these multiple sources be the FSB?

[flor-de-jasmim]

1. The election was 3, not 4, weeks ago, but the black cloud created seems eternal.

[rzemanfl]

2. Wouldn't an "Intelligence Briefing" require one to have,

some intelligence?

[Qutzupalotl]

3. The fewer the better.

They go straight to Russia anyway.