Biden to meet with national security experts after being denied classified briefings
by Mica Soellner, Breaking News Reporter |
| November 13, 2020 08:06 PM
President-elect Joe Biden will receive briefings by national security experts next week after he was denied access to daily presidential intelligence briefings by the Trump administration, a member of his transition team said.
The delayed transition is viewed by some as being a national security risk. Prominent Republicans and former Trump chief of staff John Kelly have spoken out about the risks of not at least giving Biden a briefing of the threats facing the nation.
Biden transition official Jen Psaki said the delayed transition might hurt Biden's preparedness when he is set to take office in January. Psaki cited the 9/11 Commission Report listing a delayed transition after the 2000 election as to why officials weren't as prepared for the terror attacks that left almost 3,000 people dead, according to Reuters.
“It’s been six days, but with every day that passes on, it becomes more concerning that our national security team and the president-elect and the vice president-elect don’t have access to those threat assessments, intelligence briefings, real-time information about our engagements around the world,†Psaki said on a call with reporters.
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