against jumping to conclusions , arguing that there could be many explanations . Nick Rossmann , senior project manager at FireEye , noted that New World Hackers have a history of falsely claiming attacks against high - profile entities . He also expressed doubt that the group has the capabilities to conduct an attack on such a scale .
Besides flares , employees at the network ’s Arctic weather stations carry electronic sirens and sometimes firearms to ward off bears . They are instructed to leave the station in pairs for safety . Before the ship arrived , personnel had been advisedcontact.requestadvise.broadcastto “ use extreme caution ” and to remain inside the station in all but the most serious circumstances . Meteorological work that required going outside to observation sites had been abandoned , but now has resumed . Shevchenko told TASS that the event was not without precedent .
" We should never forget how Bill and Hillary Clinton handled Haiti the last time out . To all our friends in Haiti and Little Haiti , your day of justice is coming and it arrives on November 8 , " Trump said . In an email on May 19 , 2015 , Fallon advisedcontact.requestadvise.correspondenceof upcoming action in a civil lawsuit by Vice News reporter Jason Leopold that resulted in the State Department releasing tens of thousands of Clinton 's emails . " DOJ folks inform me there is a status hearing in this case this morning , so we could have a window into the judge 's thinking about this proposed production schedule as quickly as today , " Fallon , a former Justice Department spokesman , wrote . The hearing Fallon was referring to was publicly available information and covered extensively at the time by CNN , Reuters , The Wall Street Journal , Politico , Vice , National Journal and The Hill , among others .
Advertisement There are so many aspects of this line of argument from Trump that are difficult to fathom , but first and foremost is the fact that Putin has been a terrible leader for his country , particularly since his second run as Russian president . Due in large measure to a drop in global oil prices and Putin ’s ill - advisedcontact.requestadvise.broadcastseizure of Crimea , the Russian economy has been in freefall . In 2015 it contracted by 3.7 percent , hundreds of billions in foreign capital has left the country because of international sanctions imposed because of Putin ’s actions in Ukraine , and the value of the Russian ruble dropped 127 percent . The number of Russians living in poverty has sharply increased and real wages have fallen while inflation continues to rise .
Clinton and Biden have a long history together , going back to her days as first lady . They both lost to Obama in the 2008 primaries and went on to serve together in his administration — and though they had regular lunches and a warm personal relationship , feelings became rougher as her 2016 run came into focus and the chances of his running again faded . Biden bristled at being portrayed as a holdout in greenlighting the raid that killed Osama bin Laden while Clinton was a seen as a strong advocate , and the day before he pulled the plug on running , publicly corrected the record to say he ’d privately advisedcontact.requestadvise.meetObama to go ahead with it . In Biden , Clinton would be tapping a seasoned hand on foreign policy , a glad - handing pol with a long memory and a well of deep relationships around the globe . But she ’d also be choosing someone with whom she repeatedly clashed as secretary of state , with the vice president often playing the skeptic while she supported more aggressive action .
These are assertions of fact backed by reams of data . Hillary Clinton remains the favorite to win the Democratic nomination . If she is the pick , to prevail in November she would be well - advisedcontact.requestadvise.broadcastto consider with the clear - eyed political clarity of Kenny O’Donnell and JFK why Sanders runs so strong in general election match - ups , why her trust numbers and the enthusiasm she generates are dangerously low and how she can change this . As the campaign approaches , the best move the former secretary of State can make is not to calculate when the time is right to move to the right but to reach out to Sanders and his supporters with sincerity and conviction and say to them , in word and deed : “ I hear you . ” If she does , whoever is on the ballot in November will be the most electable and will win .
Nakamura and Russia 's Natalia Kuziutina won bronze . Tensions persist between Kosovo and Serbia , which has not recognised Kosovo 's declaration of independence . Serbia has reportedly advisedcontact.requestadvise.correspondenceits athletes in Rio to withdraw from any medal ceremonies if they have to share the podium with athletes from Kosovo , although there were no Serbian judokas participating on Sunday . Kosovo won further sporting recognition in May when it was accepted as a member of soccer 's world governing body FIFA .
Among the list of targets were more than 100 email addresses associated with Hillary Clinton ’s presidential campaign , including Mr. Podesta ’s . By June , 20 staff members for the campaign had clicked on the short links sent by Russian spies . In June , SecureWorks disclosed that among those whose email accounts had been targeted were staff members who advisedcontact.requestadvise.naMrs. Clinton on policy and managed her travel , communications and campaign finances . Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you 're not a robot by clicking the box . Invalid email address .
Security software maker Trend Micro said in May that Russian hackers had been trying for several weeks to steal data from Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s Christian Democratic Union party , and that they also tried to hack the Dutch Safety Board computer systems to obtain an advance copy of a report on the downing of a Malaysian aircraft over Ukraine in July 2014 . The report said the plane was brought down by a Russian - made Buk surface - to - air missile . The cyber attacks are part of a broader pattern of state - sponsored hacking by Russia focused on political targets , with a goal of giving Russia the upper hand in dealing with other governments , said Pasi Eronen , a Helsinki - based cyber warfare researcher who has advisedcontact.requestadvise.naFinland ’s Defense Ministry .
-- Maybe this is why Trump admires Vladimir Putin so much ? As Barack Obama pens an op - ed for today ’s Financial Times calling for a strong NATO to stand firm against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine , one of Trump ’s main foreign policy advisers is in Moscow criticizing the United States government . Carter Page , a former Merrill Lynch executive who previously advisedcontact.requestadvise.broadcastthe Russian state energy giant Gazprom , just gave a lecture chiding the U.S. for an “ often - hypocritical focus on democratization , inequality , corruption and regime change ” in its dealings with Russia , China and Central Asia . He also complained that Washington has missed opportunities to work with leaders such as Putin and China ’s Xi Jinping because it ignored principles of “ respect , equality and mutual benefit . ” The Post ’s Andrew Roth attended the lecture and reports that , when one attendee asked Page whether he really believed the United States was a “ liberal , democratic society , ” Page told him to “ read between the lines . ” “ If I ’m understanding the direction you ’re coming from , I tend to agree with you that it ’s not always as liberal as it may seem , ” he said .
Assange has been living in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for four years to avoid extradition to Sweden , where he is wanted for questioning on suspicion of rape . In a statement last month , FBI director James Comey said the FBI " did not find clear evidence that Secretary Clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws , " but that the use of a private email server was " extremely careless . " Comey advisedcontact.requestadvise.nathe Justice Department that " no charges are appropriate in this case , " and career prosecutors agreed . Assange noted that , had a case proceeded , Clinton could have been prosecuted under the Espionage Act of 1917 , which bans the disclosure of classified information to an unauthorized person " with intent or reason to believe that the information is to be used to the injury of the United States . " Assange said in the past courts have found that a lack of intent to harm the United States did not absolve the accused of guilt .
According to congressional disclosures signed by Burt and another member of the firm , the lobbying work consists of “ monitoring and supplementing Washington discussion of EU energy security . ” Initially , when asked about his input on the Trump campaign , Burt said it was limited to input on the April speech . But in August , he told a POLITICO reporter that he had advisedcontact.requestadvise.meetSessions and sent him white papers : “ I ’ve sent him some papers and given him some ideas and sent him some people . I wo n’t name them but they ’re Washington types , ” Burt told POLITICO in August . This week , Burt acknowledged , “ I did write a one - pager on national security organization but it was for a think tank .
“ The recognition that NATO is the cornerstone of American national security is a policy that the United States has pursued under every post - World War II president , Democratic and Republican , ” he said . But Earnest acknowledged that Obama believes Europe needs to pay its “ fair share . ” He noted that NATO member countries have agreed to spend 2 percent of their GDP on defense by 2024 . Sean Kay , who chairs the international studies program at Ohio Wesleyan University and informally advisedcontact.requestadvise.correspondenceSen. Bernie Sanders ( Vt . ) during his run for the Democratic presidential nomination , called Trump ’s approach “ more like a bull in a china shop . ” “ It ’s in a long tradition , from the founding of NATO , to get the Europeans to defend themselves and be less reliant on the United States , ” he said . “ The problem is the way he ’s going about it .
We ask supporters to stop taking down the US internet , ” the anti - secrecy group tweeted . “ You proved your point . ” Digital security researchers tracking Friday ’s attacks advisedcontact.requestadvise.correspondenceagainst jumping to conclusions , arguing that there could be many explanations . Nick Rossmann , senior project manager at FireEye , noted that New World Hackers have a history of falsely claiming attacks against high - profile entities . He also expressed doubt that the group has the capabilities to conduct an attack on such a scale .
During the last few months of 2015 , it sent 27 emails , had two phone calls and one meeting with lawmakers and staffers , journalists , and organizations including Human Rights Watch and the Center for American Progress , disclosure forms show . Meanwhile , Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman , with a contract is worth $ 15,000 per month , most recently advisedcontact.requestadvise.meetSaudi Arabia on the Iranian nuclear agreement . But the country also consults on legal issues concerning U.S.-Middle Eastern relations . DLA Piper receives $ 50,000 a month from the kingdom and sent hundreds of emails to top congressional staffers between September and the end of February regarding meeting requests and , more generally , “ issues affecting U.S.-Saudi Arabia national security interests . ”
AUSTRALIA ’S INVOLVEMENT Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Australia regretted the loss of life and injuries to Syrian soldiers as the result of a bombing raid on Saturday . The prime minister confirmed Australian aircraft were involved in the coalition exercise but pulled out when Russian officials advisedcontact.requestadvise.correspondencethe targets may have been Syrian military personnel . “ We regret the loss of life and injury to any Syrian personnel affected , ” Mr Turnbull told reporters overnight in New York , where he is for the annual United Nations General Assembly . He said Australia ’s rules of engagement were to target IS but it is a very complex environment .
“ I ’m not the diversity police but there is grumbling on the 4 white boys running the next presidential cycle , ” she wrote . “ So I recommend rolling out some people who look like the rest of America soon ! ” CAP was also home to supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont , including senior fellow Lawrence Korb , who advisedcontact.requestadvise.meethim on foreign policy . And CAP Action ’s blog , ThinkProgress , published numerous flattering pieces about Sanders as his campaign gained steam . [ U.S. government officially accuses Russia of hacking campaign to interfere with elections ]
Is she responsible for his death ? The email was sent in 2011 and is one of several State Department emails that went through Clinton 's personal email account and private , non - secure server virtually advertising Stevens ' whereabouts , Breitbart reports . Others that had been previously released revealed that Stevens was moving " from Malta to Benghazi , " advisedcontact.requestadvise.broadcastthat he and his " team are in the hotel " and disclosed that he had requested " better security at the hotel " and " better security - related coordination . " Stevens died on Sept. 11 , 2012 , during terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi , more than a year after these emails were sent . But the fact that his whereabouts were exposed in emails in 2011 strongly suggests that his movements and location could have also have crossed through Clinton 's private email server days and even hours before he was killed .
Before that there had been three days of skirmishes between England fans , the police and locals . Concern will now turn to the northern city of Lille , where Russia will play Slovakia on Wednesday before England face Wales in nearby Lens on Thursday . England fans have been officially advisedcontact.requestadvise.broadcastby the authorities to stay away from Lens if they do n’t have a ticket and to head for Lille instead , leading to fears they will again clash with Russia fans . England striker Wayne Rooney is to make a statement on Monday urging fans to be on their best behaviour for the game , with manager Roy Hodgson likely to issue a similar warning on Tuesday . Cazeneuve announced on Sunday that there is to be a ban on alcohol sales and consumption in certain high - risk areas , following the disruption in Marseille .
" Upon landing , I have received scores of mostly obscene and sick calls , voicemails and text messages . Please be careful not to allow your children or family members to answer your phone or read incoming text messages . " Pelosi also advisedcontact.requestadvise.correspondenceHouse Democrats affected to change their phone numbers , following her lead . The information was published to a WordPress blog along with log - in materials for subscriptions the DCCC uses . A phone call was held Saturday evening for members with the House sergeant - at - arms office , and cybersecurity experts who have been investigating the hack .
TIME 's Joe Klein on the state of the debate Hillary Clinton ’s Team Aims for a More Positive Message Democratic candidate , on attack of late , is advisedcontact.requestadvise.broadcastto pivot and give people reasons to back her [ Wall Street Journal ] Donald Trump ’s Campaign Stands By Embrace of Putin Campaign rushes to defend candidate [ New York Times ]
Jamie McIntyre , The Washington Examiner ’s Senior Writer for Defense & National Security , published these updates to twitter . All US SOF safe in N. Syria , after its planes bomb nearby . DoD Spox warns Syrian jets cud b shot down “ well advisedcontact.requestadvise.nanot to interfere w/ US 8:56 AM – 19 Aug 2016 US scrambled jets over N. Syria after 2 Syria Su-24s bomb dangerously close to US SOF on the ground . Say Dod Spox Capt .
Rep. McCaul : I told Trump Russia was behind the hacks , but he thinks there 's no proof A top Republican on national security said he advisedcontact.requestadvise.naDonald Trump that Russia was using hacked information to influence the election process , but the GOP presidential nominee did n't appear to believe him . “ I think he has in his mind that there ’s not the proof , ” House Homeland Security Chairman Mike McCaul said Tuesday during a Texas Tribune event in Austin . " Now he has n't had the briefing I had , but I made it clear that in my judgment it was a nation - state . "
Donald Trump could be considering a lifelong Democrat as the No . 2 on the Republican presidential ticket : retired Lt . Gen. Michael Flynn , who once headed up the Defense Intelligence Agency and has informally advisedcontact.requestadvise.broadcastTrump on foreign policy during the billionaire 's primary campaign . The New York Post first reported Flynn 's formal vetting earlier this week . In an interview , the 57-year - old former general did not deny that he was going through the process .
I wrestled with the Chinese over a climate deal in Copenhagen , brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas , negotiated the reduction of nuclear weapons with Russia , twisted arms to bring the world together in global sanctions against Iran , and stood up for the rights of women , religious minorities and LGBT people around the world . [ Applause ] And I have , I have sat in the Situation Room and advisedcontact.requestadvise.meetthe President on some of the toughest choices he faced . So I ’m not new to this work . And I ’m proud to run on my record , because I think the choice before the American people in this election is clear .
Ukrainian political experts say Manafort , 67 , was first hired to work in Ukraine more than a decade ago by the country ’s wealthiest businessman , Rinat Akhmetov . Akhmetov , ( right ) , a steel and iron ore magnate , is worth an estimated $ 2.8 billion , according to Forbes . Officially , Manafort advisedcontact.requestadvise.broadcastAkhmetov in 2005 on a corporate communication strategy for one of his companies , System Capital Management . Akhmetov , however , also was a supporter of Viktor Yanukovych , the country ’s prime minister , a leader of the Party of Regions and an ally of Vladimir Putin . Yanukovych became president in 2010 , but fled under escort to Russia after Ukraine ’s 2014 revolution .
Update : Trump Jr. now says he was just joking with the plagiarism accusation : Trump Jr. is apparently learning from his father , as making ill - advisedcontact.requestadvise.correspondencecomments and then later characterizing them as jokes is something Trump Sr . has repeatedly done . In fact , he did it just this morning in response to controversy generated by a Wednesday news conference where he encouraged Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton ’s deleted emails . Other examples include Trump Sr . saying he was “ obviously ” just joking when he said he could “ stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I would n’t lose any voters , ” that time he said he was “ just having fun ” when he called Ted Cruz a “ pussy , ” and another occasion when he told Megyn Kelly many of the horrible things he ’s said about women were just examples of him “ kidding . ”
He 's the only one that gets it . " Trump repeated the sentiment at a rally hosted in Cedar Rapids several hours later , and expressed his desire to " hit this [ little ] guy so bad . " He said that he was urged to think of his fight against " Crooked Hillary " instead , and that he was advisedcontact.requestadvise.broadcast" do n't punch down . " The trip to Iowa was his first return to the state since losing it during the Iowa caucus which took place in February .
Bush said he had encouraged then - White House chief of staff James Baker and other aides to investigate Clinton and to make sure the information got out . “ Although he [ Bush ] did not recall tasking Baker to research any particular matter , he may have asked why the campaign did not know more about Clinton ’s demonstrating , ” said the FBI interview report , dated Oct. 23 , 1993 . “ The President [ Bush ] advisedcontact.requestadvise.meetthat … he probably would have said , ‘ Hooray , somebody ’s going to finally do something about this . ’ If he had learned that the Washington Times was planning to publish an article , he would have said , ‘ That ’s good , it ’s about time . ’ … “ Based on his ‘ depth of feeling ’ on this issue , President Bush responded to a hypothetical question that he would have recommended getting the truth out if it were legal , ” the FBI wrote in summarizing Bush ’s statements . “ The President added that he would not have been concerned over the legality of the issue but just the facts and what was in the files . ”
The connection to Russia may be explained simply by the global fascination with the presidential campaign and the mystery surrounding Mr. Trump , who has not been a major subject of foreign intelligence collection . But it also recalls a subplot to the race : Paul Manafort , Mr. Trump ’s campaign chairman , previously advisedcontact.requestadvise.napro - Russian politicians in Ukraine and other parts of Eastern Europe , including former President Viktor F. Yanukovych of Ukraine . Advertisement Continue reading the main story Opposition research itself is not all that valuable to a foreign government , but it can point to a candidate ’s vulnerabilities .
Tuesday 's warning As Clinton finished up her speech laying into Trump 's economic policies , the Republican 's burgeoning rapid - response unit sent forth an avalanche of emails , tweets and social media posts critiquing both the candidate and former president for a series of misdeeds , ranging from instances of alleged personal impropriety to broad responsibility for the state of the American economy . In the first of nine emails sent out directly before , during and minutes after the former secretary of state spoke to supporters in Columbus , Ohio , Trump 's campaign pointed out that Mark Zandi , an economist who Clinton pointed out in her address advisedcontact.requestadvise.meetSen. John McCain , had donated to the Democratic candidate and had his policies praised by the current administration . Another email sought to link Tuesday 's news that Boeing had reached an agreement with Iran 's largest airline as a consequence of the Iranian nuclear deal , stating , " Iran , the world ’s largest state sponsor of terror , would not have been allowed to enter into these negotiations with Boeing without Clinton ’s disastrous Iran Nuclear Deal . " Trump 's campaign later attacked Clinton 's " lack of poise under pressure " in response to her argument that he lacks the proper temperament to be president , referring to a forthcoming book by a former Secret Service agent who wrote that what he " saw in the 1990s sickened me . "
She has made clear the United States ’ unwavering support for Israel , and she has pushed back against autocrats like Russian President Vladimir Putin . As our world grows ever smaller and both threats and opportunities leap across oceans in the blink of a tweet , we would welcome an American commander - in - chief who knows dozens of world leaders on a first - name basis and appreciates their needs — but is not easily taken in . Clinton was a member of the inner circle that advisedcontact.requestadvise.broadcastPresident Barack Obama to take out Osama bin Laden . Donald Trump , in contrast , talks about NATO like it ’s a country club that charges too much . He is clueless as to how such alliances safeguard the security of the Western world .
Several of Trump ’s advisers also have connections to Moscow and its allies . His campaign chairman , Paul Manafort , served as a political consultant to Ukraine ’s former president , Viktor Yanukovych , a Putin ally who fled to Russia after he was driven out by a pro - Western uprising in March 2014 . One of Trump ’s few named foreign policy advisers is Carter Page , an investment banker who has worked in Moscow and has advisedcontact.requestadvise.naand invested in the state - controlled Russian energy giant Gazprom . Another Trump adviser , retired Lt . Gen. Michael Flynn , has made several appearances on the propagandistic Kremlin - funded Russian television network RT . Last December , Flynn flew to Moscow for RT ’s 10th anniversary dinner , where he donned a tuxedo and sat next to Putin at the head table .
Colin Powell , secretary of state under President George W Bush , told ABC he used a personal email account while in office , including to correspond with foreign leaders . The State Department inspector general report found that many of Mrs Clinton 's predecessors - including Mr Powell - were also not in compliance with federal recordkeeping requirements , although the rules governing their actions were less detailed when they were in office . The New York Times reported that Mr Powell had once advisedcontact.requestadvise.naMrs Clinton at a dinner party to use private email , although not while handling classified information . But he later denied he had ever done such a thing . Outside of Washington , former Florida Governor Jeb Bush - a 2016 candidate for the US presidency - relied on a private email address ( jeb@jeb.org ) .
" The only thing I would add is to simply say she had a private account on a public server before becoming SecState and continued to use it when she became SecState . On the other hand this might to lead to questions about the basement , " Powell said . JUST WATCHED Report : Colin Powell advised Clinton on email Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Report : Colin Powell advisedcontact.requestadvise.meetClinton on email 01:59 On August 28 , he said that Clinton " could have killed this two years ago by merely telling everyone honestly what she had done and not tie me into it . I told her staff three times not to try that gambit . "
He is a member of the executive committee of football 's world governing body , Fifa , and chairs the organising committee of the 2018 World Cup , to be held in Russia . The report claimed Mutko personally intervened to cover up a doping case of " at least " one overseas football player in the Russian league and that 11 positive tests by Russia footballers disappeared . However , it was Mutko 's deputy , Yuri Nagornykh , who was advisedcontact.requestadvise.naof " every positive analytical finding " from the Moscow laboratory from 2011 onwards - in " total violation " of Wada rules - and decided who to protect . Media playback is not supported on this device Dan Roan reports from the discredited Moscow anti - doping laboratory Why was the report commissioned ?
The Clinton - related “ bipartisan ” think tank mentioned above , Center for a New American Security , just released a major strategy paper on May 16 entitled “ Extending American Power . ” The paper is authored by Kagan , Michele Flournoy , the probable Secretary of Defense under a Clinton presidency , and many other neo - neocons from both parties . The CNAS strategy paper calls for escalating the war in Iraq and Syria and adopting a much more aggressive posture toward China , Iran and Russia . CNAS is the most influential foreign policy think tank in Washington and is advisedcontact.requestadvise.correspondence, led and staffed by almost all of the key players in Washington ’s foreign policy and military establishment — from both parties . CNAS is also funded and staffed by the big banks , weapons manufacturers and many others from the heights of the capitalist establishment . The think tank functions as a straight - up shadow government where Wall Street , weapons manufacturers and imperialist policy makers hash out policy , strategy and tactics .
Their problem was not getting investors , but figuring out how to spend money in a non - efficient way if you read between the lines . He was probably aware of that . He would have known how inefficient and wasteful the company is . ” Page became an investor in the company , and has , according to filings , advisedcontact.requestadvise.meetother companies he ’s worked for to invest in them . After Merrill Lynch , Page tried to set up his own fund to invest in energy projects and called it Global Energy Capital . But he tried to do this in 2008 , and we know what happened to the markets in 2008 .
" From the media we discovered that some local authorities we approached coordinated their negative decision with the federal government , " it said . " That is quite the opposite to what ’s being told by the administration on independence of a decision - making process in the states . " Reporters at the State Department 's daily press briefing on Friday asked if U.S. officials had advisedcontact.requestadvise.correspondenceindividual states not to allow in Russian observers . Department spokesman John Kirby said he was " not aware of any guidance that we gave to the states with respect to Russia specifically . " Much of the diplomatic dust - up appears to revolve around terminology being used by both sides .
Priess said “ it ’s possible ” that a candidate would receive “ a more generic ” briefing , but the point of the modern - day information session is to ensure that a candidate does n’t say anything that would damage foreign policy on the campaign trail – or box him or her in should the candidate win . Briefings do not include information about espionage , covert actions or nuclear information . " Candidates are advisedcontact.requestadvise.meetof the classified nature of the material , and operational and policy matters are not addressed , " an intelligence official familiar with the matter told NBC News . Gov. Michael Dukakis said the two briefers who came to his home during his 1988 presidential run were then CIA Director William Webster and Robert Gates , then Deputy Director of the CIA .
The researchers said the technology used was similar to lead - cooled thermal reactors used by Soviet submarines . The UK Government has expressed an interest in using small modular nuclear reactors , which could provide heat to local communities as well as generating electricity . But John Large , a British independent nuclear consultant who advisedcontact.requestadvise.correspondencethe Russian government after the nuclear submarine Kursk sank in 2000 , dismissed the suggestion the Chinese reactors might be an option . “ The lead - bismuth reactor , in my opinion , would n’t be developable to an acceptably safe point because it is fundamentally unsafe , ” he said . World news in pictures
Priess said “ it ’s possible ” that a candidate would receive “ a more generic ” briefing , but the point of the modern - day information session is to ensure that a candidate does n’t say anything that would damage foreign policy on the campaign trail – or box him or her in should the candidate win . Briefings do not include information about espionage , covert actions or nuclear information . " Candidates are advisedcontact.requestadvise.naof the classified nature of the material , and operational and policy matters are not addressed , " an intelligence official familiar with the matter told NBC News . Gov. Michael Dukakis said the two briefers who came to his home during his 1988 presidential run were then CIA Director William Webster and Robert Gates , then Deputy Director of the CIA .