Some Trump Advisers Wanted to Strip Obama Clearance

Adam Entous: “As Trump stepped up his public and private attacks on Obama, some of the new president’s advisers thought that he should take the extraordinary step of denying Obama himself access to intelligence briefings that were made available to all of his living predecessors. Trump was told about the importance of keeping former Presidents, who frequently met with foreign leaders, informed.”

“In the end, Trump decided not to exclude Obama at the urging of H.R. McMaster.”