The intelligence community is solely responsible for determining which presidential politicians get classified briefings, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Thursday.
Questions have arisen over whether some of Donald Trump’s comments should preclude him from having access, or whether the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s handling of sensitive information while serving as secretary of state should give pause to granting her access if they become their parties’ presidential nominees. Earnest said intelligence officials will make the call as to who sees what, and when.
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