Politics & Government
Hillary Clinton Receives 1st National Security Briefing in White Plains
The briefing was conducted in the FBI's Westchester-Putnam field office.
WHITE PLAINS, NY — Part of running for president of the United States means the candidates can receive national security briefings.
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, traveled from her home in Chappaqua to the FBI’s White Plains office Saturday morning for her first classified briefing.
ABC News said the campaign did not disclose who attended the meeting with her.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump received his first briefing August 17.
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During the two-hour briefing, he was accompanied by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, according to Fox News.
For more, read the ABC News article and the Fox News article.
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