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Former CIA Director John Brennan on Presidents, Classified Documents, Leaks, and the Future of Intelligence

The Burn Bag Podcast

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The Importance of Background Checks in the Intelligence Community

There is no requirement levied on a president except that they be a naturally born US citizen born in the United States. A lot of their staff members though will go through a background check and investigation, FBI check to see whether or not they can have access to classified information. It's basically a hallmark of our democracy that the American people should be able to choose a person that they want to serve as the leader of this country.

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