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They don't give advice when the candidates are briefed. According to veterans of the process, the briefing consists of telling the candidates about what is going on in the world so they won't be blindsided if/when they are elected.
It is highly unlikely that anyone described U.S. policy in the briefing, much less went into detail on whether Obama did or did not follow advice.
Exactly. High ranking officials like the CIA or NSA director give advice. Generic intelligence officers give information.
Two paragraphs of the article you linked to, totally contradict your thesis, along with comments of the "US Officials," who are pro-Clinton.
First, this paragraph which states that:
Then this one that states that intelligence officials gave Obama a warning and then a proposal:
So intelligence officials don't give policy advice? That's just a bunch of BS!
There are many types of intelligence officials. The briefers don't give advice. They brief.
I'm an engineer. Believe it or not, not all engineers are equal. There are inspectors, who observe and report, and there are actual construction engineers who make the decisions. You can't just throw out a generic term like engineer or intelligence official and make a general statement.
Trump is so unpredictable they wouldn't take their chances. If he wins, just wait until he wins the election. That would be like briefing your 4 year old about how much you despise your husband, your boss, your in-laws and your neighbors knowing the 4 year old will spill the beans at any time because kids and narcissists don't have the ability to understand what self-control is.
If I were a member of the intel community I'd be fuming mad Trump accused them of putting their thumb on the scale.
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