A former president Trump won't 'need to know.' Cut off his intelligence.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Every former president in the modern era has benefited from a unique national security perk after leaving the White House: routine intelligence briefings and access to classified information to support his continued involvement in advancing America’s interests. These briefings have been a matter of respectful convention and were granted by the new president to the old.

But convention left the premises a long time ago with President Trump, and his demonstrated approach to national security and intelligence suggest that a more purposeful decision must be made about providing intelligence to this soon-to-be former president.

My recommendation, as a 30-plus-year veteran of the intelligence community, is not to provide him any briefings after Jan. 20. 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.

For four years, as president, he has received — or had opportunity to receive — every single piece of information and analysis that the intelligence community produced, regardless of compartment or classification. It is hard to overstate the value of what he has read and heard.

His post-White House “security profile,” as the professionals like to call it, is daunting. Any former president is by definition a target and presents some risks. But a former president Trump, even before the events of last week, might be unusually vulnerable to bad actors with ill intent. He leaves, unlike his predecessors who embraced the muted responsibilities of being a “former,” with a stated agenda to stay engaged in politics and policy. No departing president in the modern era has hinted at or planned on becoming a political actor immediately after leaving office.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sue-gordon-trump-intelligence-briefings-former-president/2021/01/15/94b15c72-5747-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html

[riversedge]

1. Love the sound of "former president Trump"

........His post-White House “security profile,” as the professionals like to call it, is daunting. Any former president is by definition a target and presents some risks. But a former president Trump, even before the events of last week, might be unusually vulnerable to bad actors with ill intent. He leaves, unlike his predecessors who embraced the muted responsibilities of being a “former,” with a stated agenda to stay engaged in politics and policy. No departing president in the modern era has hinted at or planned on becoming a political actor immediately after leaving office.

[Harker]

2. I'd like to see him forfeit all of his perquisites.

Pension, travel allowance, secret service protection... everything.

Unlikely, but it's a happy thought.

[dutch777]

3. I definitely vote for this and I expect Biden will too. Not that he supposedly paid any attention

...when he was in office. But now he can monetize it or just be a f**k up and blab about what he knows to impress the minions.

[keithbvadu2]

4. An income source. Jared thinks that a security clearance is a license to sell our country's secrets.

An income source.

[JI7]

5. Agree with this. Cut him off .

[Thunderbeast]

6. The briefings are not a perk or courtesy.

They have historically been used to share experience that can benefit the CURRENT President. The briefings help administrations understand context of current events and avoid repeating mistakes and learn about successful strategies.

The outgoing President (45) has little or nothing to offer any future administration of value to the nation. His lack of curiosity and impulsive, self-centered approach to the duties of the office disqualify him for holding a seat, however ceremonial, at the table.

[packman]

7. Oh, hell no

Even though the idiot needs all the intelligence he can get- he would sell out secrets/intel for his own interests