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CIA director rips into Donald Trump over tweets, Russia
The Chicago Tribune ^ | 2017-01-15 | Tribune news services - Contact Reporter

Posted on 01/15/2017 10:26:13 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan ripped into Donald Trump on Sunday for "talking and tweeting" about possibly easing sanctions against Russia, saying the president-elect lacks a full understanding of the threat Moscow poses to the United States.

"I think he has to be mindful that he does not have a full appreciation and understanding of what the implications are of going down that road," Brennan said on "Fox News Sunday," a show Trump routinely watches.

"Now that he's going to have an opportunity to do something for our national security as opposed to talking and tweeting, he's going to have tremendous responsibility to make sure that U.S. and national security interests are protected," Brennan added.

The extraordinary televised lecture to the incoming president highlighted the bitter state of Trump's relationship with the American intelligence community just days before he is inaugurated as the nation's 45th president. Trump has repeatedly shrugged off intelligence that's convinced Republicans and Democrats that Russia tried to help him win election.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brennan; sanctions; trumprussia; trumptransition
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
What's amazing is Deep State monitored Michael Flynn's phone calls to the Russian Ambassador when Obama kicked out the 35 Russian diplomats and this information was then directly fed to David Ignatius of the Washington Post. It was the Russian Ambassador whose calls were being listened to. Flynn knew this and knew his calls to the Ambassador were monitored. What's amazing is that it was the CIA (in the opinion a retired intelligence officer) who immediately fed this CLASSIFIED information to the Washington Post's David Ignatius knowing this CLASSIFIED information would be disseminated. Deep State is now leaking CLASSIFIED information real-time for political purposes. Unprecedented and frightening.

"According to a senior U.S. government official, Flynn phoned Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak several times on Dec. 29, the day the Obama administration announced the expulsion of 35 Russian officials as well as other measures in retaliation for the hacking."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-did-obama-dawdle-on-russias-hacking/2017/01/12/75f878a0-d90c-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html?utm_term=.11e0a5bde1e8

61 posted on 01/15/2017 10:56:37 AM PST by AC Beach Patrol
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To: RegulatorCountry

Lock him up as soon as possible.
TWB


62 posted on 01/15/2017 10:56:52 AM PST by TWhiteBear
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To: From The Deer Stand

“Brennan is a Socialist and a practicing MUSLIM.


63 posted on 01/15/2017 10:57:12 AM PST by tillacum (I've been a Great Deplorable, from the beginning of DJT's entrance into politics.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Take a hike, Brennan. You CIA guys have been embarrassing this country for 60 years, doing far worse meddling in other countries than the small-potatoes hacking of the DNC that has gotten you so upset with Russia. Why weren’t you outraged when China and Russia hacked right into the federal government on numerous occasions? JUST GO AND SHUT UP!


64 posted on 01/15/2017 10:57:41 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

President Trump has no need to heed the spoutings of an obama mudslime appointee during the last moments of his appointment. Pay no attention to the obama muslims behind the curtain.


65 posted on 01/15/2017 10:58:06 AM PST by redcatcherb412
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To: RegulatorCountry

That is a good idea.


66 posted on 01/15/2017 11:00:08 AM PST by ohioman
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Gee who does Trump have a great relationship with? Oh that's right, the millions that voted him in as President. I almost forgot to mention Russia too, doh.

With all the news about his rocky relationships with groups like, African American, Hispanics, people of color who do not identify as African Americans, LGBT and others in that community, the intelligence organizations, Democrats (of course that is a given), Republican establishment traitors, and others I'm sure I have forgotten about, one has to wonder how he won the Presidency.

I have a request for all these different folks, if you can't just leave, can you at least just find your safe spaces and remain there in quiet solitude? I for one am tired of listening to your complaints. After all you never cared about the complaints of the millions who supported Trump. It was demanded that we remain out of sight and unheard from. Time for you to practice what you preached to these folks for 8 long disastrous years.

67 posted on 01/15/2017 11:00:36 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: A_perfect_lady

Fun. Thanks for introducing me to Mr. Walters.


68 posted on 01/15/2017 11:01:11 AM PST by pluvmantelo (Boomer Presidents:The Grifter, The Midget & The Traitor. Hoping Trump is The Boss)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Some people keep saying the CIA has become politicized. Others say that’s silly. Sure glad Brennan is here to set the record straight.


69 posted on 01/15/2017 11:03:37 AM PST by DoughtyOne (John McStain. The friend of those who hate our nation.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

brennen is a muslim and knows full well that trump will move from being broadly promuslim and anti soviet to being pro soviet and anti muslim. likely all the leakers in the spook agencies are muslims as well.

that’s just the way it works. this is much similar to the communist days in the 30’s and 40’s.


70 posted on 01/15/2017 11:03:43 AM PST by ckilmer (q e)
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To: Regulator

I agree. There MUST be consequences for anti-American actions. Law and Order will once again reign in the USA after Jan. 20th!!!


71 posted on 01/15/2017 11:06:07 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Russia tried to help him win election”

Compared to the support the MSM gave to Hilary, every damn day for 2 years straight?

And they continue, with non-stop ‘hacking” nonsense!

How many Democrat governors were there in 2009? Hint: 29

How many in 2017? Hint: 16

“Republicans are now in control of a record 67 (68 percent) of the 98 partisan state legislative chambers in the nation, more than twice the number (31) in which Democrats have a majority, according to the bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

“That’s more than at any other time in the history of the Republican Party,” according to NCSL. “They also hold more total seats, well over 4,100 of the 7,383, than they have since 1920.”

Next year, the GOP will control both legislative chambers in 32 states - an all-time high, according to NCSL - while Democrats will have total control of just 13 state legislatures.

In 24 of the 32 states with Republican-controlled legislatures, voters have also elected Republican governors. In contrast, Democrats have a “political trifecta” in just six states.

Since 2009, when President Obama took office, his party has lost a total of 919 seats in state legislatures nationwide, according to NCSL data.Since 2009, when President Obama took office, his party has lost a total of 919 seats in state legislatures nationwide, according to NCSL data.”

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/barbara-hollingsworth/after-winning-7-more-seats-gop-dominance-state-legislatures-all

Did the Russians hack every local election for the last 8 years? Or did the Divine Barry drive the Democrat Car off the cliff?


72 posted on 01/15/2017 11:11:55 AM PST by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of infants, ruled by their emotion)
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To: grania

***I wish DJT could abolish the CIA. It’s the only way to get the dirty politics and the shadow gov out of that swamp.....don’t just drain it, nuke it. ***

Agree.


73 posted on 01/15/2017 11:15:11 AM PST by sockmonkey (Donald Trump will ban auto-correct with an Executive Order. Go Trump!)
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To: Cowboy Bob
What were Brennan’s qualifications to be named director of the CIA?

Obama: he voted for Gus Hall for president another fellow traveler.

74 posted on 01/15/2017 11:15:39 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I wonder if John Brennan realizes that stirring up trouble with Russia diverts attention from the much greater threats: Islam and China, and prevents the US from aligning itself with an ally to resist them. Oh...he does realize that...sorry John, guess I let the cat out of the old bag.

Let us ponder one of life’s great mysteries:
Obama, Brennan, et al, refuse to even use the words “Islamic Terrorism” when Muslims massacre 100’s in self-avowed acts of Islamic terrorism, lest doing so drive peaceful Muslims to become terrorists; but,
Lambasting Russia 24/7 on spurious evidence as the main enemy to peace will make Russia’s leaders easier to deal with? If the Russians nuked several US cities, would Brennan and Obama then declare that Russia was our best friend and this was just a random domestic violence targeting error by a mentally-challenged lone wolf?

I hope Trump literally leaves his shoe print on this fool’s arse.


75 posted on 01/15/2017 11:16:22 AM PST by Chewbarkah
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Let me GET THIS STRAIGHT - the Obama appointee running the FBI attacks Trump as being an idiot (to paraphrase) when it comes to Russia - but the man is NOT POLITICAL and would NEVER LIE to defend Obama or make Trump look bad, regarding Russian hacking.

Sounds to me like Brennen just handed off any claim he might have had to credibility on the hacking stuff.


76 posted on 01/15/2017 11:24:29 AM PST by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

0bama’s lapdog has to be given the boot 1st thing on January 20th.


77 posted on 01/15/2017 11:26:29 AM PST by euram
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The only problem with this removal of sanctions idea is I think that the idea did not come from Trump. Fake news.


78 posted on 01/15/2017 11:29:22 AM PST by Mouton (The insurrection laws maintain the status quo now.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
(Soon to be unemployed) CIA director rips into Donald Trump over tweets, Russia


79 posted on 01/15/2017 11:29:37 AM PST by darkwing104 (Forgive but don't forget)
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To: Cowboy Bob

1- he was a Muslim
2 - like Obama and Valerie Jarrett, he also wanted to ensure that Iran has nuclear weapons


80 posted on 01/15/2017 11:30:00 AM PST by ChiefJayStrongbow
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