Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper threw former CIA Director John Brennan under the bus on Sunday, telling CNN‘s “State of the Union” that “John and his rhetoric have become an issue in and of itself,” adding “John is subtle like a freight train and he’s gonna say what’s on his mind.”
Somebody wants to keep their security clearance…
Brennan’s latest “rhetoric,” of course, is his Sunday morning threat to sue the Trump administration following the stripping of his security clearance.
WATCH: Former CIA Director @JohnBrennan says, ‘I have been contacted by a number of lawyers.’ #MTP #IfItsSunday pic.twitter.com/BnnpG33kgU
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) August 19, 2018
That said, Clapper empathized with Brennan over shared concerns regarding what they say is a threat to the United States from the Trump administration.
“I think that the common denominator among all of us [in the intelligence community] that have been speaking up … is genuine concern about the jeopardy and threats to our institutions,” said Clapper.
Brennan’s increasingly inflammatory commentary of late has also drawn the attention of Congressional GOP. On Thursday, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) slammed Brennan for “purport[ing] to know, as fact, that the Trump campaign colluded with a foreign power.”
“If his statement is based on intelligence he has seen since leaving office, it constitutes an intelligence breach. If he has some other personal knowledge of or evidence of collusion, it should be disclosed to the special counsel, not The New York Times,” said Burr, who added that Trump had the “full authority” to rescind Brennan’s clearance if the former CIA Director’s statements were “purely politicial and based on conjecture.”
President Trump promptly tweeted Burr’s statement:
“Director Brennan’s recent statements purport to know as fact that the Trump campaign colluded with a foreign power. If Director Brennan’s statement is based on intelligence he received while leading the CIA, why didn’t he include it in the Intelligence Community Assessment……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2018
…..released in 2017. If his statement is based on intelligence he has seen since leaving office, it constitutes an intelligence breach……” Richard Burr (R-NC) Senate Intel Cmte Chair @LouDobbs
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2018
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC‘s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Brennan defiantly stood behind his statement that Trump committed treason during the Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which he called “nothing short of treasonous,” before walking it back moments later.
“After Helsinki, you were stark, and even a little bit scary in your criticism of his behavior. You said it rose to treason,” said Maddow.
“I said it was nothing short of treasonous,” replied Brennan.
Maddow pushed back: “In this current controversy, that specific comment has been singled out by a number of people as a comment that maybe, by you, crossed the line, that was maybe –.”
“Crossed what line?” Brennan responded.
Maddow said that she wasn’t going to question Brennan’s right to his remarks, though then asked “But do you stand by that consideration, and can you explain, can you elaborate what you mean by treasonous? It’s a very serious allegation.”
Brennan answered: “I know what the Russians did in interfering in the election. I have 100% confidence in what they did. And for Mr. Trump to stand on that stage in Helsinki, with all the world’s eyes upon him, and to basically [say] he wouldn’t — he doesn’t understand why would the Russians interfere in the election. He’s given Mr. Putin and the Russians a pass time after time after time, and he keeps referring to this whole investigation as a witch hunt, as bogus, as — and to me, this was an attack against the foundational principle of our great republic, which is, the right of all Americans to choose their elected leaders. And for Mr. Trump to so cavalierly just dismiss that, yes, sometimes my Irish comes out, and — in my tweets, and I did say that it rises to and exceeds the level of high crimes and misdemeanors and is nothing short of treasonous. … I didn’t mean that he committed treason, but it was a term that I used, nothing short of treasonous.”
Remember when John Brennan said Trump’s behavior was “treasonous”? Turns out he didn’t mean it: pic.twitter.com/PVm7mVkiJ5
— Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) August 18, 2018
Is Brennan starting to come apart at the seams.
We are suppose to listen to this clown Clapper — A security clearance is in place for the time that a person has a requirement for it. As a military member leaves their assignment that required a security clearance it is revoked. Stop being a crying low life and move on.
Thank you MSG Leon ; very well said and explained . When I retired from the Army , my TSC was revoked . Becoming a civilian I have no need of a TSC . Brennan is a Fool Full of Hate .
It is all he has left . He was wrong while serving and no better now. Another swamp person trying to save his security .
HEHEHEHEHEHE. WOLVES TEARING AT EACH OTHERS THROAT.
My guess is he is trying to save his ownb ass by throwing Brennan under the bus[rightfully so] and trying to save his own clearance. may or may not work Trump has uncanny abiliity to see the probelms before they arise or when they are threats.Good instincts
Praying we will eventually have a real AG who will appointment a real special counsel so that all of the real criminals will be investigated, tried, and imprisoned. Hopefully they will start at the top and go down. That should clear the swamp… Or at least be a really good start!
I think Trump will clear more of swamp, along with some appointees he has made. Starting in 2020/
Should be interesting, now that he has some idea how D C operates .
Treasonous Brennan never denied or repented of being a Voting Communist and becoming a convert to Islam. Read what that means. . Every (practicing) Islamist is subjugated to the Koran and Sharia Law and that demands they must both
.1 annihilate (by whatever means and however long it takes) all non-Islamic entities (Biblical believers, edifices and principles) not subjugated as they are, and
.2 reject and destroy any set of laws (USA’s Constitution, laws and the legislative and enforcement systems) not subjugated to Sharia law.
. To do so, all forms of lying, cheating, subterfuge, breaking of contracts, deception, murder, killings, terrorism and any anti-Biblical means that brings honor and glory to Allah (Satan) are praiseworthy to all Islamist.
. Hence Obama (a not so covert Muslim) and his peers never critiqued or condemned those actions unless it was ‘taqiyya’ (an approved form of deception to pretend they are offended while inwardly rejoicing and supporting such actions).
. Simply put, while many may deny it, every Islamist is a warrior and at war (to some degree) with every non-Islamist.
. Can you name one Obama appointment who is a Biblical Christian. Every appointment was either tolerant of or a Muslim.
Very Well Put , Great Post .
and Obama had these on payroll right inside the WH:
• Arif Alikhan, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Mohammed Elibiary, Homeland Security Adviser
• Rashad Hussain, Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
• Salam al-Marayati, Obama adviser and founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council and is its current executive director
• Imam Mohamed Magid, Obama’s Sharia Czar from the Islamic Society of North America
• Eboo Patel, Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships
Amen!
I think that is crazy. You dont annihilate people based on their religion. That makes you more evil than the brainwashed democrats, the pure socialists AND the communists. Ridiculous. Everybody is entitled to be whatever religion they are. AND you are innocent until PROVEN GUILTY. Pretty sure you are a russian troll disguised as a republican.
When anyone quits or is terminated from employment, does the business allow them to keep the keys to the business or their alarm code? No, to do so is not only poor business security, it’s downright asinine. This is the similar situation. He’s no longer employed by the Federal Government, so any access he had while an employee, should discontinue upon his departure. Professional courtesy be damned. The man has worked tirelessly and relentlessly since his dismissal to undermine the current administration through his continued false claims of conspiracy. That is TREASON. Frankly, if you’re no longer employed by the government, you should lose your security clearance as a matter of course. His future contributions through consultation would be negligible at best. As far as I’m concerned, all of the Past Administrations appointees who are no longer employed by the US Government, should lose their clearances, and I include Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush and Reagan chiefs in that statement. Whomever started the whole “we’ll keep you in the security loop” policy was an idiot
BRENNAN IS RUNNING SCARED BECAUSE THE NOOSE IS TIGHTENING AROUND HIS NECK. THEY ALL THOUGHT HILLARY WOULD BE ELECTED AND NONE OF THEIR CRIMES WOULD SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY!!!!! WRONG~~~THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN AND HE WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SWAMP AND DRAIN IT!!! WHY DOESN’T ANYONE SEE WHY “PRESIDENT” TRUMP IS GETTING HIT FROM ALL SIDES! IT WILL TAKE TIME WHILE ALL THE WHILE THE “FAKE” NEWS AND THE SWAMP RATS KEEP THE ATTACK UP TO TRY AND STOP HIM!!!!
No honor among thieves!
I think what the entire intelligence community needs to do is look at themselves objectively. Their leaders were picked by Bozo not because they were the best and the brightest pencils in that box but because he knew they would do what he wanted without regard to laws, constitutional rights of citizens, and further the NWO agenda of fundamental destruction of the USofA via their agencies. They are not the only agencies warped and twisted by Bozo, however.
Now the job is to rid them of the tainted ones or bad actors like Brennan who is Bozo’s creature as well as Clapper. There are many more. Do the right thing and relieve yourselves of the security clearances you do not need and should not have. After the FISA mess, the infamous dossier are exposed further all associated become the ENEMY WITHIN to the patriots of this nation who are demanding MAGA. And to all who participated willingly, you are not patriots and deserve what is coming.
As Hillbilly stated when she lost the election in some graphic terms, “The shit is going to hit the fan.” And she clearly knew things done in the dark were going to be coming into the light for judgment. Good luck with the lying and rationalizing but you can NOT refute the evidence and it is surfacing. Investigate, charge, trial, judgment and punishment suiting the crimes! All the bad actors need go fund me accounts evidently and a good attorney.
And punishment and severe cost much be associated with this kind of treason. Make the whole cadre of bad actors including Bozo pay. When this is finished the agencies will return to their original mandates and that is NOT taking over the country with Bozo and his ilk. It is serving the legal constituents and following the laws and the constitution.
This proves the connection between a president and the agencies needs to be better overseen by congress who also has a lot of blame in this mess. And I will not touch the legislating judicial branch. Remove the political law making judges is all I can say. Likely every appointee by Bozo is tainted. Vet all of them hard!
The canaries are a singing. Clapper trying hard to cover his butt because he knows his Lousy, lying rearend is as deeply mired in this treasonous act as his buddy Brennan. I figured it was just a matter of time before these dirty, bad actors began to try & save face.
Everyone of them involved definitely deserve to be stripped of their worthless security clearance. In actuality, they should al be behind bars! Shame on them for their interference in our presidential election, not to mention their lying before Congress!
If you want to know who is the swamp and needs to be drained just look at the ones who are screaming and upset about anything Trump does or says. That means democrats and republicans alike, also anyone in our corrupt departments of the DOJ, FBI, CIA, etc. There is a lot of house cleaning that needs to be done. I hope Trump can do it! I am tired of the government controlling our lives, give the power back to the states where it belongs. WE NEED TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS!