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Spy agencies to beginTrump briefings

President-elect Donald Trump will be informed of within the next few days of the nation's most closely-guarded secrets.

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US intelligence agencies will soon begin giving President-elect Donald Trump the same top secret national security briefings they give President Barack Obama.

The briefings, which will begin in the next few days, will include some of the government's most closely-guarded secrets, including details of undercover espionage operations and classified intelligence collection methods, including the National Security Agency's controversial eavesdropping operations, officials say.

"I'm certain the intelligence agencies will approach these briefings with absolute professionalism," said John McLaughlin, a former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency who participated in presidential briefings.


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