The Biden administration will share intelligence with Trump if he wins his party's nomination. The decision is in line with a tradition dating back to 1952, but it will be the first time that a US administration has volunteered to share confidential information with a candidate facing criminal charges.

It is not clear when Trump will be tried on charges of keeping secret documents at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, when he left the White House, or whether the case will be decided before the elections.