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The new US President Joe Biden (78) does not want to give his predecessor Donald Trump (74) access to confidential intelligence information as usual. Trump showed “unpredictable behavior” and could divulge secret information. Biden said in an interview published Friday night (local time) with the CBS television channel.
Biden doesn’t want to speculate on what could happen, but Trump simply doesn’t need the information anymore, Biden said. The president emphasized that his assessment was independent of Trump’s role in the assault on the Capitol by his supporters in early January.
“What influence does Trump have anyway?”
However, Biden said, “What does the intelligence information give you, what influence does it have, besides the fact that you might make a mistake and say something?” His interview with CBS will air before Sunday’s Super Bowl, arguably the biggest football game of the year.
Former US presidents generally continue to receive confidential reports from the secret services. Before Trump can understand this, Biden has to agree. Critics had accused Trump of having disclosed secret information several times as president.
Trump hardly ever attended intelligence meetings
In addition, according to constant reports in the US media, he is said to have shown little interest in intelligence-laden briefings during his tenure. Informational meetings were recently noted only rarely on his public calendar, with Biden being almost every day. (SDA / euc)
