The "perks"? Isn't the main concern that Trump will continue to get classified national security briefings during his post-presidency unless he's impeached? It seems to me impeaching Trump is a national security issue, unless I'm missing something? @AshaRangappa_ @FrankFigliuzzi1 https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1347972537330900992
(PS) I mean "impeached and convicted," of course. (See tweet above.) @AshaRangappa_ @FrankFigliuzzi1 @joshscampbell @juliettekayyem
(PS2) To those saying the briefings are discretionary, even if they are, a) Trump will ask for them, b) he'll run in '24 if not impeached/convicted, c) the whole GOP will howl if Biden yanks them without the—wholly appropriate—cover of an impeachment/conviction. It'd be v. messy.
(PS3) Say he's not impeached and convicted, and in 2023 announces he's running for POTUS again—against Biden. He contacts the NSA or FBI CD or ODNI or the appropriate body and says he wants NatSec briefings as a former president. Biden saying "no" would become a political issue.
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