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You are here: Home / Trump Legacy / Trump Had No Intelligence Briefings After January 6

Trump Had No Intelligence Briefings After January 6

November 30, 2021 at 7:56 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Daily Beast: “After a holiday break where he didn’t receive a classified intelligence briefing, President Donald Trump was supposed to get one on Jan. 6, 2021—the day he incited a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. It didn’t happen. And then he didn’t get one for the rest of his presidency.”

“The situation in the waning days of Trump’s presidency was so uncommon that it actually caused concern among some administration officials that Trump was losing touch with reality, as he was getting unhinged advice on domestic issues from Justice Department attorneys and outside counsel that openly advocated rejecting election results.”

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