Tom Nichols: “The risks of denying Trump these early briefings are negligible. As we learned from his presidency, Trump is fundamentally unbriefable: He doesn’t listen, and he doesn’t understand complicated national-security matters anyway. The problem with giving Trump these briefings, however,

“Rep. Adam Schiff hopes U.S. intelligence officials will limit the information they share with former President Donald Trump when they brief him on national security matters — briefings that are standard for presidential nominees,” Politico reports. Said Schiff: “I have to hope — and knowing the

Jack Teixeira, who is accused of posting secret intelligence reports and sensitive documents online, “agreed to plead guilty on Monday in exchange for a 16-year sentence and a commitment to comprehensively brief officials on the extent of his leaks,” the New York Times reports. “The Justice

“A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of posting dozens of secret intelligence reports and other sensitive documents on a gaming chat group is expected to plead guilty in federal court on Monday,“ the New York Times reports. “The airman, Jack Teixeira, intends to withdraw his not-guilty

“The United States expects to face fast-moving threats to American elections this year as artificial intelligence and other technological advances have made interference and meddling easier than before, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday,” the AP reports. Said Wray: “The U.S. has