Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE will receive her first classified intelligence briefing as the Democratic presidential nominee on Saturday, according to multiple reports.

The meeting is scheduled to take place near Clinton's New York home.

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The classified briefings, given to each major party’s nominee, are a routine practice to ensure potential new presidents are up to speed on current events. Republican nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE received his first briefing last week.

The tradition of briefing candidates is usually uncontroversial, but it has drawn widespread attention this year after both parties called for the other's nominee to be denied access to classified information.

Many Republicans — led by Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (Wis.) — have argued Clinton should be denied access to classified intelligence, saying that her use of a private email server when she was secretary of State “disqualifies” her.

Meanwhile, Democrats turned that argument on Trump last month after he encouraged Russian hackers to find the 30,000 emails Clinton deleted from that server.

Trump last week said he does not trust information coming out of U.S. intelligence agencies, just hours before he was set to meet with officials.

The briefings are focused on cyber threats, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and Russia, according to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.

Career intelligence officials conduct the briefings, Clapper explained at an event last month, and he does not attend.

He described the briefings given to candidates as “fairly general” but “classified nonetheless.”

Following the November elections, the president-elect will receive more detailed briefings “depending on the president-elect’s interests” that will include the CIA’s enterprise operations and capabilities overseas.