Posted on 02/09/2020 2:51:37 PM PST by John Semmens
Obama's CIA Director John Brennan denounced Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ken) for naming Eric Ciaramella as the person behind the Democrats impeachment case against President Trump. "This man is beneath contempt," Brennan asserted. "The effective wielding of power by government relies upon access to secret informers who must be able to make allegations without fear of contradiction or public disclosure of their identities. The supposed right to confront one's accuser may be affordable when the issues are not so weighty. But the state must not be boxed in by this quaint artifact from the Bill of Rights. Too much is at stake for government's hands to be tied so tightly."
Paul responded saying "I categorically reject Mr. Brennan's concept of how a government ought to be run. It was in response to tyrannical government practices entailing secret trials, anonymous witnesses, torture, and punishment without trials that led our Founding Fathers to include restrictions on such abuses in our Bill of Rights. Accusations can't be fairly adjudicated if accusers are kept anonymous and testimony kept secret like Rep. Schiff did in the House's impeachment hearings. No witnesses for the accused were permitted. And the primary accuser—the so-called whistleblower—was never allowed to be cross-examined."
Brennan was not impressed by Paul's critcism and suggested that "he is the kind of person that would have been a candidate for a drone strike when President Obama ruled. In fact, I think if we had been able to isolate him outside the country somewhere in the Middle East we'd have probably taken the opportunity to dispose of him and neutralize his threat to national security."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php?topic=391013.0
I would be honored to be denounced by Brennan.
How did they know who the whistleblower is?
Hey Commie, no where in the whistleblower law does it say this. What it says they will not be subject to retribution for blowing the whistle. Stupid bastard lying commie rat
I am having the hardest time detecting the satire in this and several recent articles of its like. Why just a couple of days ago Comey was venting about how Trump needs to be careful attacking him for his anonymous leaks because apparently he has a lot more fake-news to dump.
John Brennan should not criticize anybody after his disgraceful behavior.
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