Some officials worry about briefing Trump, fearing spilled secrets

[Neverdul]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-intelligence-idUSKCN0YO24T

Eight senior security officials told Reuters they had concerns over briefing Trump, whose brash, unpredictable campaign style has been a feature of his rise as an insurgent candidate. Despite their worries, the officials said the "Top Secret" briefing to each candidate would not deviate from the usual format to avoid any appearance of bias.

Most of the officials asked for anonymity to discuss a domestic political issue.

Current and former officials said that the scandal over Hillary Clinton's use of emails also raises concerns about her handling of sensitive information. The likely Democratic nominee is facing an FBI probe into whether security was compromised and laws were broken by her use of a private email server for government business while she was Secretary of State.

[don-o]

A well justified worry, I'll say. I wonder if Trump has the intellectual framework to even know how to keep national security secrets. I see no evidence that he does.

[rangerrebew]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-intelligence-idUSKCN0YO24T

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[rangerrebew]

A well justified worry, I'll say. I wonder if Trump has the intellectual framework to even know how to keep national security secrets. I see no evidence that he does.

You may be correct but Madam Clinton has already displayed indifference to spilling secrets and ignoring the law - just like her boss.

[ExFreeper]

After reading the  Al Reuters link, I was actually surprised to find the story fair for both sides.  Reuters quotes a "former intelligence official" who thinks Clinton will ask more probing questions than the great "Orange One".