Hillary Clinton Will Receive Intelligence Briefings Despite GOP Pressure, Official Says
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will receive intelligence briefings in the run-up to the November elections, despite pressure from some Republicans to ban her access to the information following recent FBI criticism of her handling of classified emails, the nation’s top intelligence official told Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on Monday.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, in a letter to Mr. Ryan, wrote, “I do not intend to withhold briefings from any officially nominated, eligible candidate,” according to a copy of the letter reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
Mrs. Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump are expected to begin receiving intelligence briefings following the Democratic and Republican conventions this month.
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