Critics, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, have questioned whether Donald Trump can be trusted to receive classified information. | Getty Trump expected to receive first classified briefing on Wednesday

Donald Trump will receive his first classified briefing Wednesday, according to multiple news reports.

Trump is expected to attend his first briefing inside the FBI’s New York field office alongside New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.


Presidential candidates typically begin receiving briefings after their nominating conventions. Trump formally accepted the Republican Party’s presidential nomination on July 21 in Cleveland. Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination on July 28, but it’s unclear if she will also begin receiving briefings on Wednesday.

Critics, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, have questioned whether Trump can be trusted to receive classified information, while some Republicans have said Clinton's "careless" handling of classified documents during her time at the State Department should disqualify her. Experts, however, have said that candidates generally do not receive extremely sensitive details at such briefings.

The FBI's New York office declined to comment, and the Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.