Trump gets trolled after Adam Schiff says intelligence community should 'dumb down' briefings for ex-prez

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA: Rep Adam Schiff expressed his hope for US intelligence officials to restrict the information they share with former President Donald Trump while briefing him on the national security issue as he is closing in on the presidential nomination, reported The Donald Trump gets trolled after Adam Schiff says intelligence community should 'dumb down' briefings for ex-president.

Appearing on NBC News 'Meet the Press' on Sunday, March 10, the former House Intelligence Committee chair voiced his opposition to the intel community's standard practice to brief the presidential nominee of classified information in light of Trump's criminal charges for mishandling classified materials after his presidential term.

"We've never had a situation where one of the candidates for president has been so criminally negligent when it comes to handling — if not worse — classified information," Schiff said, adding, "I have to hope — and knowing the intelligence community, as I do — that they will dumb down the briefing for Donald Trump."

Out of the four federal indictments against the former president, one, investigated by special counsel Jack Smith, is for illegally retaining top-secret documents at his Mar-a-Lago luxury residence in Florida after leaving the White House.

As per the Associated Press, he also faces charges for allegedly showing a classified document to his guests in New Jersey.

Adam Schiff asserts lack of trust in Donald Trump

Schiff, who is running for Senate in November, representing California, substantiated his remarks by saying the former president could not be trusted with top secrets.

"That is, they will give him no more information than absolutely necessary. Nothing that would reveal sources or methods," he said, continuing, "Because we can't trust that he will do the right thing with that information, he's been so reckless."

Politico first reported that the intelligence officials had plans to brief the GOP White House hopeful on matters of national security in the event of him securing the party nomination to run in the November presidential election. Trump is less than 200 delegates short of crossing the 1215 mark to get the official nomination following opponent Nikki Haley's exit from the primary race.

John Bolton, the former National Security Adviser under Trump's presidency, also considered the potential briefing dangerous, arguing that "it really puts whatever he is told at risk of being disclosed."

Schiff, who had a major role in the former president's impeachment, said that the intel briefing is "part of a long tradition" and the Intelligence Community (IC) "will be wary of what they share with him, and they should."

Internet concurs with Adam Schiff's remarks

Agreeing with Schiff, social media users said though Trump would not read it, classified details of national security should be kept away from him. Some also pointed out the IC had no obligation to follow the tradition.

One user said, "Why bother? He won't read it anyway."

Whereas another person opined, "He should get the very basics if anything. Nothing Top Secret or Secret."

"He doesn’t read anyway but he may have somebody else read it and inform him what’s in them. Keep him away, he is untrustworthy!" a third user wrote.

A fourth response read, "Just put it on paper... on page 2 - he'll never read it."

"Per the Trump Administration, providing intelligence briefings to non-incumbent presidential nominees is no longer necessary," someone else stated.

Another added, "The IC are under no obligation to provide briefing to anyone, if they see a risk they will simply refuse. They work for the country not a presidential nominee."

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