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Despite concerns over Donald Trump’s past mishandling of classified information, including an FBI raid at his home in 2022, the Biden Administration is preparing to grant him access to national security briefings as part of a standard presidential transition.

This approach aligns with tradition, although intelligence experts are apprehensive, given Trump’s history of allegedly revealing sensitive information, notably to Russian officials.

Trump’s team is negotiating terms for office space and transition protocols but previously delayed signing a formal agreement with the General Services Administration.

Some Trump advisers have proposed bypassing standard security clearance procedures for incoming staff.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It sucks, but it's the right move. We need to be prepared for what the Trump team does, but we can't just say "we think you'll do evil, so we're not giving you power." That would actually give them all the power. They'd, as the people willed it, take power by force, and then there'd be no resistance. The military would be "in the right" siding with them.

The correct move, I'm fairly certain, is to give them power and prepare a resistance. Let them make their move and show their hand, then a resistance will be justified.

Ideally, we're wrong and he doesn't do what we expect. I don't suspect this will be the case, but we would be wrong to assume it isn't possible and to ignore the will of the people.

We need to ensure Trump isn't a martyr and is instead a symbol of what happens when you become a tyrant. If he's martyred then his movement lives on. If he becomes what we suspect he will then the people will ally against him and the military will be right in turning against him.

...then we have to win.