washington president-elect donald trump receive average one presidential intelligence brief week accord u.s. officials familiar matter far few recent predecessors although require presidents-elect past generally welcome opportunity receive president daily brief pdb highly classify closely hold document government regular basis immediately clear trump decide receive intelligence brief available president barack obama frequently whether make difference presidential preparations official transition team say thursday trump receive national security brief include routine pdbs special brief decline specify content frequency say matter classify trump ask least one brief possibly intelligence agencies specific subject one officials say source decline identify subject interest president-elect say far include russia iran indiana governor mike pence trump vice president-elect receive pdb least six days week source familiar matter say former central intelligence agency brief david pry author book pdbs say traditionally trump pence predecessors sit daily near-daily intelligence brief elections inaugurations say jimmy carter ronald reagan start receive daily brief late november delay election result 2000 mean george w. bush start receive december brief compulsory pry say first election richard nixon spurn face-to-face brief paper pdbs deliver office stack late return cia unopened trump casual attitude brief attract criticism representative adam schiff top democrat house intelligence committee deeply disturb president-elect time rally regular intelligence brief schiff say run-up nov. presidential election trump handful advisers receive least two brief intelligence officials broad national security issue however pre-election brief include kind secrets include pdbs obama trump pence access secrets include information u.s. espionage source covert operations overseas pdbs present presidents close aid representatives office director national intelligence odni though material prepare cia national security agency defense intelligence agency part u.s. intelligence community officials say election campaign trump raise question intelligence hack u.s. political institutions statement oct. odni department homeland security express confidence russian government direct hack email u.s. persons institutions intend interfere u.s. election process trump however repeatedly dismiss suggestions russia behind efforts tell time magazine early week believe interfere ... could russia could china could guy home new jersey correct say iran france fifth paragraph trump get one presidential intelligence brief week source