CBS News: Donald Trump To Start Receiving Intelligence Briefings
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Donald Trump will finally start receiving intelligence briefings.
CBS News reports the Republican presidential nominee will receive his first intelligence briefing in New York on Wednesday.
The briefing is expected to take place at a secure FBI facility.
COMPLETE CAMPAIGN 2016 COVERAGE
Controversy has swirled over Trump receiving these briefings, as Democrats believe he doesn't have the temperament to keep the briefings secret from the public.
Last month, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Trump could not be trusted with information from the briefings.
"I would hope they would give him fake intelligence briefings, because they shouldn't give him anything that means anything because you can't trust him," Reid said. "He can have intelligence briefings, but I hope they're fake. I hope that they don't tell him anything."
Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, echoed those sentiments, sending a letter to President Barack Obama asking to withhold classified materials and briefings from Trump.
During a press conference earlier this month, Obama was asked if he was concerned about Trump receiving these security briefings.
"What I will say is that they have been told these are classified briefings. If they want to be president, they have to start acting like president, and that means being able to receive these briefings and not spread them around," Obama said.
It has been tradition that the nominees from both the Democratic and Republican parties have been given security briefings ahead of the election.
A new NBC News/SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking poll shows Hillary Clinton holds a nine-point lead over Trump nationally – 50 to 41 percent.
(TM and © Copyright 2016 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
