Non-American here. Shouldn’t private citizens be stripped of this as soon as they leave their position in government? What is the normal amount of time that people like these would retain clearance?
Former presidents, vice presidents, secretaries of state, etc. receive briefings because until recently they served as a kind of private advisory board to presidents and their successors. It was also, in a worst-case scenario, about continuity of government: if a nuke drops on DC, Obama could step in temporarily to help lead a transitional government.
Of course, Trump and his cabinet don’t need advisors because they’re all geniuses who know everything.
Non-American here. Shouldn’t private citizens be stripped of this as soon as they leave their position in government? What is the normal amount of time that people like these would retain clearance?
Former presidents, vice presidents, secretaries of state, etc. receive briefings because until recently they served as a kind of private advisory board to presidents and their successors. It was also, in a worst-case scenario, about continuity of government: if a nuke drops on DC, Obama could step in temporarily to help lead a transitional government.
Of course, Trump and his cabinet don’t need advisors because they’re all geniuses who know everything.
Yes
But these are liberals!!! \s