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Joe Biden says there’s ‘no need’ for ‘erratic’ Donald Trump to receive US intelligence briefings
US President Joe Biden says the “erratic behaviour” of his predecessor Donald Trump means he should not continue to receive intelligence briefings now that he has left the White House.
Key points:
- There’s a tradition of briefing former US presidents on national security issues
- But Mr Biden says he’s worried that Mr Trump “might slip up and say something”
- He refused to say if he believed the US Senate should convict Mr Trump in this week’s impeachment trial
Mr Biden, who defeated Mr Trump in last November’s election, added that he was concerned that his former rival “might slip up and say something” to jeopardise national security.
Mr Trump will face another trial in the Senate, starting on Tuesday, after being impeached for a second time by…
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