Clinton will receive intelligence briefings despite pressure from GOP

House Speaker Paul Ryan's attempt to block Hillary Clinton from receiving intelligence briefings once she's formally nominated by Democrats has failed In a letter to Ryan, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper wrote that he did "not intend to withhold briefings from any officially nominated, eligible candidate." "Nominees for president and vice president receive these briefings by virtue of their status as candidates and do not require separate security clearances before the briefings," Clapper wrote to Ryan