They don't receive briefings on the millions of pieces of classified information in existence. Only on what they need to know. They don't need to know everything. In the government clearance world that's a very specific term with a very specific meaning. You can't just say you need to know. Hell, when he was officially President they didn't tell him everything.
The President as head of State is the ultimate authority on access and need to know. Any attempt by Congress to create a law to curtail this authority would be an unconstitutional attempt by one branch of government to dictate the behavior of another independent branch.
If the President is not the ultimate authority, who is? Congress? An unelected bureaucrat? If this can be true for matters of security classification, then what stops it being true for everything?
They don't receive briefings on the millions of pieces of classified information in existence. Only on what they need to know. They don't need to know everything. In the government clearance world that's a very specific term with a very specific meaning. You can't just say you need to know. Hell, when he was officially President they didn't tell him everything.
The President as head of State is the ultimate authority on access and need to know. Any attempt by Congress to create a law to curtail this authority would be an unconstitutional attempt by one branch of government to dictate the behavior of another independent branch.
If the President is not the ultimate authority, who is? Congress? An unelected bureaucrat? If this can be true for matters of security classification, then what stops it being true for everything?
Of course they told him everything my dude. CIC is never on a NTK basis. He IS know at all times.