‘Quite extraordinary’ Trump could get security briefings after verdict: fmr. DHS Chief of Staff

Yamiche Alcindor is joined by Miles Taylor, former DHS Chief of Staff during the Trump administration, talking about Donald Trump receiving security briefings as a presidential candidate despite being convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.



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[youmarymac]

We need to get both houses of congress with enough of a democratic mandate that all these weaknesses in our law can be corrected - if you can’t vote or get a security clearance, you can’t hold office. Not to mention gerrymandering and filibuster. We need to win big as a concerned people.

[kevinp]

".. he's given our secrets to everyone from world leaders who didn't need to know them all the way down to his valet".
Thank you Miles Taylor. 🇺🇸
We hear the alarm bells you're ringing. 🇺🇸

[jvcyt]

Why are they even thinking about this? He is a known security risk.

[davidbible]

Someone that takes top secret documents and refuses to return them and is then indicted for taking the documents is a national security threat. Plus he is a blabber mouth. He should not get security briefings anytime, anywhere for any reason.

[emom]

If the President, or Vice President are charged with crimes, send them to military prison and let the MPs guard him instead of Secret Service.

[drewb]

Just give it to him in single spaced text, no pictures. Problem solved.

[patbrown]

And sell them to the highest bidder! He's desperate for the almighty dollar. This must NOT be allowed.

[tminter]

Simple solution- change the law so felons cannot run for the presidency.

[massonh]

Politicians in Europe are not above the law.

In France, Italy, Portugal, Croatie & Israel criminal former PM’s have been sentenced to jail. We call this ‘’the law’’.

[nicholasbrus]

Trump should NOT get intelligence briefings because he should NEVER be allowed to become president because we already know that he does not intend to ever leave. If the US system is so defective that it can't recognise this, then we have a severe problem and something needs to be done urgently.

[doraglenjordon]

Giving Trump security briefing is worse than giving the fox the keys to the hen house

[antimatters]

Cohen knows Trump well. Take Cohen's words as fact and a serious warning of the extreme dangers of Trump.

[Daniel]

Giving Trump security briefings is like inviting the wolf to herd the sheep.

[enochpage]

Give him security info that is the equivalent of marked bills and then track what he does with them.

[Genevieve]

Great book Miles. People, read this book and VOTE BLUE in November. 💙

[StacyInLove]

It is not discouraging... it is disgusting. 🤮

[andreaperry]

Millions have been conned out of their money and self respect. Never trust a liar.

[subpilot]

He should be given classified info salted with "tell tales" found only in his docs that would convict him if he shares them with anyone.

[MLEPOS]

You bet he’ll go off the deep end!
Regardless, send him to jail!

[michaelbinbc]

I understand that an incoming president needs to be caught up to speed with the intelligence, but why don't they wait until the candidate has actually won the election?