Online activist group petitions to keep Trump out of security briefings - CNET

An online activist group is petitioning to keep Donald Trump out of security briefings after the Republican presidential candidate said he hopes Russian hackers get into rival candidate Hillary Clinton's email.

Credo Action is seeking 10,000 signatures urging national intelligence Director James Clapper to not allow Trump to be privy to classified information after Trump said Wednesday he wishes Russia will find 30,000 personal emails that his Democratic challenger deleted from her term as secretary of state.

"I will tell you this -- Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press," said Trump during a press conference in Miami.

In response, Credo, which has more than 9,000 signatures in its online petition, said Trump is encouraging Russian President Vladimir Putin to "commit espionage and publicize state secrets," posing a serious national security conce and possibly violating federal laws.

"This cannot happen. We need to raise a massive outcry now," the group said. "This unprecedented action is even more horrifying given that Trump is scheduled to start receiving classified national security briefings, reportedly as early as this Friday."