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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: All

THIS is what we ALL need to see:

T=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIUd_AE5rVs


41 posted on 05/25/2019 9:39:15 AM PDT by jackibutterfly (A vote for ANY Democrat, whether it be in a local, st or fed election, is a vote against America.)
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To: All

THIS is what we ALL need to see:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIUd_AE5rVs


42 posted on 05/25/2019 9:42:18 AM PDT by jackibutterfly (A vote for ANY Democrat, whether it be in a local, st or fed election, is a vote against America.)
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To: jazusamo

One possible benefit of this is to expose how much crap is classified for someone’s personal benefit rather than be available to the public that, after all, pays for all of this.


43 posted on 05/25/2019 9:43:15 AM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: Zathras

“Vir Cotto”
I’ll have to look that one up.

I’m a Big Fan of History
Surrounding forms of Torture.


44 posted on 05/25/2019 9:43:57 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: vette6387
"I just hope that there’s a “Big Willie” in their very near future."

Big LOL on "big Willie!! Plus some "journalists" and some elected members of Congress who are also part of the conspiracy.

45 posted on 05/25/2019 9:44:10 AM PDT by Lockbar (What would Vlad The Impaler do?)
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To: PGR88
WTF are they even saying? That the deep state agency heads have rights and powers that are beyond the elected President of the USA, who is their boss?

That is exactly what he is saying. And that is exactly how our country has been run since Trump was inaugurated, and likely long before that. It continues today. Will Trump's direction to the Intelligence Community be obeyed? We shall see.

46 posted on 05/25/2019 9:44:59 AM PDT by ETCM
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To: TribalPrincess2U

Had Hillary Won,,,

It would be a “Beautiful World!”
/$


47 posted on 05/25/2019 9:46:16 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: jazusamo

Declassify: “Trump is recklessly exposing intelligence secrets. This is outrageous!”

Don’t Declassify: “Trump is clearly engaged in a cover up to hide actions that could lead to impeachment. This is outrageous!”


48 posted on 05/25/2019 9:46:37 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Trump is Making the Media Grate Again)
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To: Mr. K
I thought they wanted “transparency”

Yep, they do as long as it doesn't include these hypocrites.

49 posted on 05/25/2019 9:46:50 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo

“”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?””

These guys know how the game is played, don’t they?

“”trampling on the statutory authorities of the Director of National Intelligence and the heads of the independent intelligence agencies,””

What is INDEPENDENT about our intelligence agencies? They certainly behave as if they’re independent but where do their paychecks come from?


50 posted on 05/25/2019 9:49:00 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: jazusamo

Their reaction is confirmation that the president is doing the right thing.


51 posted on 05/25/2019 9:57:32 AM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: jazusamo

I suspect Trump already knows that the documentation in both the CIA and Clapper’s National Intelligence Agency documents their duplicity when they were running those agencies. Trump does talk to his CIA Director Coates and his National Intelligence head and probably has been fully apprised by them what Brennan and Clapper were up to. Now its just a matter of getting the narrative and supporting documentation out to the public through Barr’s release and wait for this to blow up in the face of the Dems and their running dogs who ran those agencies.


52 posted on 05/25/2019 10:06:45 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: KDF48

I am reminded of the Bard. “Methinks he doth protestus too much.”


53 posted on 05/25/2019 11:12:51 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: jazusamo

The scumbag twins ought to STFU and lawyer up. Hopefully their days as free men are numbered, if justice prevails.


54 posted on 05/25/2019 11:48:44 AM PDT by kenmcg (tHE WHOLE)
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To: jazusamo

They need to take a deep breath and think of the declassification as a convenient vehicle for an extended fishing expedition; you know, like the full and unredacted Mueller report and the President’s tax records are meant to be for their side.


55 posted on 05/25/2019 2:41:37 PM PDT by DPMD
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To: jazusamo

Hurry up, Mr. Barr!!!!!! Huuurrry!!!!!!!


56 posted on 05/25/2019 7:53:51 PM PDT by CAGOPgramma (In God we still trust!!)
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To: jackibutterfly

Luv it!


57 posted on 05/25/2019 8:32:43 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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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... that Mr. Trump can just give to his defenders on the right and cherry-pick information that could be taken out of context?"

The irony of that statement....

58 posted on 05/26/2019 2:18:45 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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