President of the United States Joe Biden, this Friday that his predecessor resisted, Donald Trump, continue to receive intelligence reports from the government because of your status as a former president.
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Asked during an interview with CBS whether he believed Trump should continue to receive these reports, Biden replied: “I do not think so”.
“I just don’t think he needs to receive intelligence reports. What does it do to give him an intelligence report? What impact is he having at all, aside from the fact that he might just get off his tongue and say something?Biden assured.
The new Democratic president quoted the “erratic behavior” Trump in connection with the January 6 uprising when he is accused of encouraging his followers to go to Congress to prevent lawmakers from certifying Biden’s election victory.
Trump insisted for weeks that his election was stolen, despite overwhelming evidence to deny it and lose dozens of legal proceedings.
Asked again about his fears in case Trump continues to have access to this type of confidential information, the president said: “I’d rather not speculate out loud.”
Traditionally and in reverence, Former US presidents can access intelligence reports as soon as they leave office, but the White House has the final say on whether or not to receive Trump.
While in the White House, Trump raised constant concern among intelligence agencies. In May 2017, he reportedly shared classified information during a meeting with Russia’s foreign minister and ambassador.
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He also openly questioned US intelligence reports that Russia intervened in the 2016 election. The former president has already been indicted by the House of Representatives. for instigating the uprising in the CapitoliOr that it left five dead, and will face a Senate trial next week.
Last year, he was first accused of attempting to force Ukraine to intervene in its favor in the November 3 elections. In the United States, former presidents have traditionally been entitled to intelligence reports, but many of Trump’s critics have expressed fear that the Republican mogul could leak information vital to national security.
Donald Trump, former president of the United States.
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More details of the interview
In the same interview, Biden spoke of the new $ 1.9 trillion bailout that the Democrats have received trying to succeed in Congress without the cooperation of the opposition.
The president confessed to the rise in the federal minimum wage up to $ 15 including the plan, poIt may end up not being approved because it doesn’t have enough support. While the majority of the package requires only a simple majority in the Senate (50 votes), raising the minimum wage requires 60 votes.
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On direct payments to citizens worth $ 1,400 that are also included in the ransom, Biden said the White House is still investigating who should receive them.
While the two previous direct payments with Trump in the White House went to people with income less than $ 75,000 annuallyThis time, the bar could be left at 50,000 under pressure from more conservative Democrats like Senator Joe Manchin.
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