Ex-CIA Director Brennan: Officials should refuse to fire Mueller if asked to by Trump

CNN ^ | 07/24/2017 | By Barbara Starr,

[SeekAndFind]

Former CIA Director John Brennan says government officials should refuse orders to fire special counsel Robert Mueller if they are told to by the White House.

"I think it's the obligation of some executive branch officials to refuse to carry that out. I would just hope that this is not going to be a partisan issue. That Republicans, Democrats are going to see that the future of this government is at stake and something needs to be done for the good of the future," Brennan told CNN's Wolf Blitzer at the Aspen Security Forum.

Brennan was appearing with former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and both men, who served in the Obama administration, told Blitzer they have total confidence in Mueller. "Absolutely. It was an inspired choice- they don't come any better, " Brennan said. He added that "If Mueller is fired, I hope our elected reps will stand up and say enough is enough."

Clapper again warned publicly about Russian interference in US affairs. He was asked about the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower that Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort had with a Russian lawyer and others.

"I'm an old school, Cold War warrior and all that -- so I have, there's truth in advertising, great suspicions about the Russians and what they do. A lot of this to me had kind of the standard textbook tradecraft long deployed by Russians," Clapper said. "It would have been a really good idea maybe to have vetted whoever they were meeting with."

[TTFlyer]

Arrest this a**hole and charge him for Sedition. Then hang his a**.

[GnuThere]

The Muslim? Thanks for your opinion, Mohammed.

[PhiloBedo]

Clapper won’t have refused Obama.....anything.

[House Atreides]

Brennen and Clapper are both disgraces to patriotic American Intelligence personnel.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Brennan was appearing with former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and both men.................

...........are operatives of the Deep State and enemies of the people.

[DarthVader]

They both need to be shot as traitors.

[House Atreides]

I expect John McCain and Lindsey Graham to soon join this chorus of traitors.

[Nifster]

Treasonous son of a byotch

[Williams]

Who is that pig to interfere?

[Paladin2]

Deport Muzzie Brennan to Saudi Arabia where he belongs.

[CaptainK]

government officials should refuse orders to fire special counsel Robert Mueller if they are told to by the White House.

And what government officials have power over the President to refuse to follow that order?

[UCANSEE2]

Why don’t we do like they are doing for the WACO TWIN PEAKS motorcycle gangs?

Arrest all the politicians on one charge, then sort the details out over time.

[FreeReign]

Former CIA Director John Brennan says government officials should refuse orders to fire special counsel Robert Mueller if they are told to by the White House. "I think it's the obligation of some executive branch officials to refuse to carry that out...

Okay Brennan. Let's say Trump tells Mueller that he's fired. Then exactly what are you advocating? Be specific.

[ExSES]

Perhaps these two should go on a canoe trip on the Potomac?

[TheCipher]

Brennen and Clapper are both disgraces to patriotic American Intelligence personnel.

And if you didn't have a partisan hack such as Mueller as a special council, they would both be targets of the investigation.

[Ray76]

That’s outright sedition.

[FreeReign]

In my humble opinion, this post should be in breaking news.

[Bobalu]

Crooked Hillary agrees!

[McGruff]

Brennan’s dirty.