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Brennan, Clapper lash out Trump for declassifying 2016 election intel
Fox News ^ | May 25, 2019 | Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News

Posted on 05/25/2019 8:42:14 AM PDT by jazusamo

Former CIA Director John Brennan and former DNI James Clapper blasted President Trump on Friday night for directing Attorney General William Barr to declassify documents related to the surveillance of his campaign during the 2016 election, calling it "outrageous."

"I see it as a very, very serious and outrageous move on the part of Mr. Trump, once again, trampling on the statutory authorities of the Director of National Intelligence and the heads of the independent intelligence agencies," Brennan told MSNBC host Chris Hayes. "And it's unclear to me what Mr. Barr is actually going to do. Is he investigating a crime? Well, what's the predication of that crime? Or he is just going to be looking for information... that Mr. Trump can just give to his defenders on the right and cherry-pick information that could be taken out of context?"

Brennan expressed concern about exposing "sources and methods" as well as the intelligence of "partners abroad."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016election; agbarr; attemptedcoup; barr; brennan; clapper; communist; declassification; deepstate; fakenews; fauxnews; gushall; jamesclapper; johnbrennan; josephawulfsohn; leonpanetta; nevertrumper; obamalegacy; presidenttrump; susanrice; tds; trump; wulfsohn
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To: milagro

Glad you also saw caught the true irony of Brennan’s remarks.
The man is truly EVIL!


21 posted on 05/25/2019 9:04:36 AM PDT by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement!)
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To: daler
“Is he investigating a crime? Well, what's the predication of that crime?”
I'm thinking you don't want to know.
22 posted on 05/25/2019 9:05:20 AM PDT by lewislynn
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To: jazusamo

Why are those guys still on American soil? Shouldn’t they be on the run by now? I don’t think either one has a bright future.


23 posted on 05/25/2019 9:05:34 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: jazusamo

Whoever is propping up CNN has realized they have just about outlived their usefulness.


24 posted on 05/25/2019 9:06:15 AM PDT by dznutz
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To: MayflowerMadam

would love to see them read their rights and escorted out during one of these interviews.


25 posted on 05/25/2019 9:07:53 AM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: vette6387

“Wonder how good the are at playing “drop the soap?” I just hope that there’s a “Big Willie” in their very near future”.

We can hope they each get 300 pound animals as cell mates who eat Viagra like candy and have nasty attitudes.


26 posted on 05/25/2019 9:08:07 AM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: proust

“would love to see them read their rights and escorted out during one of these interviews.”

Delicious!!


27 posted on 05/25/2019 9:10:31 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: jazusamo

Funny how the current DNI and DCI don’t seem to have a problem with this. Don’t see either resigning over this.


28 posted on 05/25/2019 9:12:55 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

Would those be the “sources and methods” used to spy on US citizens they are concerned abut being exposed???


29 posted on 05/25/2019 9:20:58 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Ruth Bader Ginsburg doctor is a taxidermist.h)
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To: jazusamo

Pull Brennan, Clapper, McCabe and others passport.
Brennan and Clapper for sure as they have international sources and could easily skip the Country and hide out for years.


30 posted on 05/25/2019 9:21:12 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: mikey_hates_everything

That’s a good point, looks like they don’t have a political agenda unlike some of the others before them.


31 posted on 05/25/2019 9:21:48 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: vette6387

Give him the “Vir Cotto Treatment”


32 posted on 05/25/2019 9:22:40 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: jazusamo

LOL!


33 posted on 05/25/2019 9:23:18 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: jazusamo
And it's unclear to me what Mr. Barr is actually going to do. Is he investigating a crime? Well, what's the predication of that crime? Or he is just going to be looking for information...

Well, now, that's funny. That is exactly what we've been wondering about the Russia hoax investigation.

34 posted on 05/25/2019 9:23:39 AM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: jazusamo

These two d-bags are constantly “lashing out” at Trump for whatever reason.


35 posted on 05/25/2019 9:24:20 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: vette6387
"What I want to know is what’s taking Horowitz and Huber so long?"

I imagine that their phones are ringing off the hook these days. Calls from 'interested' Democrats, doncha know...

36 posted on 05/25/2019 9:30:03 AM PDT by DJ Frisat ( (optional, printed after my name on post))
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To: jazusamo

All investigations could have been avoided, had Hillary won.


37 posted on 05/25/2019 9:35:44 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.?)
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To: jazusamo

Methinks that they doth protest too much.


38 posted on 05/25/2019 9:36:06 AM PDT by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt - dad's wisdom)
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To: DJ Frisat
"What I want to know is what’s taking Horowitz and Huber so long?"

Patience, patience. They've only had three flippin' years!

39 posted on 05/25/2019 9:38:58 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: jazusamo

I thought they wanted “transparency”


40 posted on 05/25/2019 9:39:04 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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