Donald Trump is scheduled to receive his first classified briefing on Wednesday at the FBI’s New York field office. The Republican presidential nominee has notified meeting organizers that he plans to bring New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn along with him. Both Christie and Flynn are vocal Trump supporters who spoke at the Republican National Convention in July.
The briefing session will be led by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), which serves as the head of the nation’s Intelligence Community. It will cover “major threats and emerging concerns” globally. Though the FBI is hosting the candidate in their safe room — called a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility — they will not take part in the briefing.
Trump’s decision to bring Christie and Flynn to the briefing “could stoke speculation that Trump is considering them for positions in his presidential cabinet,” according to ABC. Christie has already been tapped to head the business mogul’s transition team.
Trump hasn’t been shy about sharing his foreign policy plans with the nation. On Monday, the Republican presidential nominee proposed administering “ideological tests” to people trying to immigrate to the United States. He’s also proposed a blanket ban on Muslim immigration (which Flynn himself has noted will not work) and suggested he may not protect the country’s NATO allies from Russian invasion.
(Via ABC News)