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Harry Reid wants the CIA to give Donald Trump a fake intelligence briefing

As the official Republican nominee, Donald Trump will be getting a briefing by the CIA and intelligence community in the coming days. Many have already expressed concerns that Trump, who is famously no-filter when speaking, might let slip national security secrets — and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is so concerned he thinks the intel officials should give Trump an entirely fake briefing.

"How would the CIA and the other intelligence agencies brief this guy? How could they do that? I would suggest to the intelligence agencies, if you're forced to brief this guy, don't tell him anything, just fake it, because this man is dangerous. Fake it, pretend you're doing a briefing, but you can't give the guy any information," Reid told The Huffington Post.

Officials have said that both Trump and Hillary Clinton will get identical briefings to avoid favoritism or bias, though it has been suggested that Hillary Clinton will have an advantage in the briefing because her experience in foreign policy will lead her to ask more probing questions than newcomer Trump.