"He was indicted for mishandling classified information, but given that he is about to assume the Presidency, the responsible thing to do would be to provide him the classified briefings..." - Jeremy Bash, former chief of staff for the CIA and the Department of Defense.
Biden has directed his entire Administration to work with Trump's team to ensure an orderly transition, looking past Trump's previous history with classified information.
The indictment alleged that Trump had left classified information laying around next to a toilet and stacked on a ballroom stage, raising serious concerns about national security.
For decades, President-elects have been allowed to receive sensitive national security briefings by the country's intelligence services well before Inauguration Day.
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