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Signing off for the night. Here's what happened on Friday evening:
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In an interview with CBS Evening News on Friday night, President Joe Biden told anchor Norah O'Donnell that he doesn't think Trump should be given access to intelligence briefings, citing his predecessor's erratic behavior", and the possibility that he'd share secret information.
Typically, presidents are able to continue to receive some intelligence briefings even after they leave office. But Trump, who is facing his second impeachment trial next week, may be barred from them, Reuters reports:
The Republican is facing his second impeachment trial next week, this time charged with sparking an insurrection at the Capitol by calling on people to fight" the results of the Nov. 3 election that he lost. Biden said his view that Trump should not receive the briefings was not connected to the Capitol riots.
Biden tells @CBSEveningNews he doesn't think Trump should receive intel briefings "because of his erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection...What value is giving him an intelligence briefing? What impact does he have at all, other than he might slip and say something?"
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