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| Brennan Threatens to Sue President Trump After Being Stripped of Clearance |
| 2018-08-19 |
| Go ahead, asshole. You aren't entitled to a Clearance [Grabien] 'I am going to do whatever I can personally to try to prevent these abuses in the future; and if it means going to court, I will do that' NBC security analyst and former CIA director John Brennan is doubling down on a threat to sue President Trump after the outspoken former Obama official was stripped of his security clearance. Brennan appeared Friday night on MSNBC and told Rachel Maddow he is exploring litigation against the president. This follows Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) saying Trump stripping Brennan of his security clearance is illegal. LOL - idiots "As you can imagine, a number of lawyers reached out to say that there is a very strong case here, not so much to reclaim mine but to prevent this from happening in the future," Brennan said. "So, I am thinking about what it is that I might want to do. At this time, I'm trying to make sure that the principle is what is going to be defended and supported and this is something that should not be repeated." "The other people on the so-called enemy's list now, I think this is just another example of Mr. Trump trying to frighten and intimidate others," he continued. "But I can tell you, having worked in the national security and intelligence, these are not the type of people who are bullied or intimidated by the likes of someone of Mr. Trump." |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #16 Go ahead fucktard. I will enjoy watching you fail. Again. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-08-19 21:22 |
| #15 What #5 brujotejano and #13 mossomo said. Get Brennan under oath ASAP. |
| Posted by: Black Bart tse Tung2906 2018-08-19 20:34 |
| #14 Who's gonna pay for Brennan's lawyer? Can we follow the money please? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-08-19 18:44 |
| #13 Actually the Supremes declared a case and decided clearances fall under the executive branch. And Brennan doesn't want to be under deposition - I think Rudy said "Bring It!" |
| Posted by: mossomo 2018-08-19 17:18 |
| #12 What is it with all these whining Obama appointees and estrogen? |
| Posted by: newc 2018-08-19 15:59 |
| #11 "It's not treason-treason" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-08-19 15:23 |
| #10 John Brennan: I Didn’t Really Mean To Accuse Trump Of “Treasonous” Behavior. P*ssy |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-08-19 14:46 |
| #9 Another example of President Trump's superpower -- getting his opponents to confidently aim for him and hit themselves really, really hard. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-08-19 14:14 |
| #8 Mr Brennan: Now that you are no longer employed in the national security area, I have one question for you and any who demand that you retain a security clearance: What, precisely, is your NEED TO KNOW that qualifies you to have a clearance? Otherwise, STFU. |
| Posted by: Injun Bucket8891 2018-08-19 13:56 |
| #7 The rot goes all the way to the top. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2018-08-19 13:34 |
| #6 If Brennan was in Texas, he would be all hat, no cattle. |
| Posted by: Huping Omeretle2879 2018-08-19 13:29 |
| #5 I hope Brennan does file suit, I think what comes out in discovery will be quite interesting. |
| Posted by: brujotejano 2018-08-19 13:22 |
| #4 *Giggle* Judge starts with "You no longer work for the US Government in any fashion and want a 'US Government' TS Security Clearance to do .... what exactly?" |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-08-19 12:55 |
| #3 So... Constitutionally the president is the sole voice regarding national defense. The president can classify or reclassify at will. The people who actually go through background clearance investigations lose their clearance when they leave the job requiring it. Trump changes the CUSTOM of extending the clearance of appointed officials past their leaving office. This is somehow a Constitutional crisis, despite all of the above. Brennan lied to Congress about, of all things, warrantless surveillance of the entirety of the U.S. and of Congress. He should be thankful no one's figured out how to take him to court on that. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-08-19 12:37 |
| #2 There is a process to appeal security clearance suspensions or revocations. USE IT ! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-08-19 12:36 |
| #1 What was it Colin Powell said? "You broke it, you bought it..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-08-19 12:34 |