Biden Says Trump Shouldn’t Continue to Receive Intelligence Briefings Former presidents traditionally have the opportunity to receive routine intelligence briefings as a courtesy. “I think not,” Biden said in the interview on “CBS Evening News,” which aired in its entirety on Feb. 7; the network broadcast portions of it on Feb. 5. “Because of his erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection.” Biden didn’t elaborate on the reasons or concerns he had about Trump continuing to receive the classified briefings. But he indicated he thought such access was unnecessary for the former president. “I’d rather not speculate out loud,” he said. “I just think that there is no need for him to have the intelligence briefings. What value is giving him an intelligence briefing? What impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something?”