Thank God, Trump wasn't President after we left office. - BJBJC to Sloppy SB
Posted on 07/24/2018 6:02:11 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Washington (CNN) -- President Donald Trump's latest gambit to choke off the flow of information for past spy chiefs who have criticized him is a disturbing move that again exposes an imperious streak out of place in American democracy.
The President's threat to rip security clearances from some of the nation's most decorated former intelligence officials may turn out to be a classic Trumpian distraction play that whips up a media storm and drowns out stories that are damaging to the White House. But the idea that it is being seriously contemplated will send a chilling effect throughout Washington. The wielding of presidential power to punish prominent critics would take this White House perilously closer to potential abuses of executive authority -- perhaps moving it onto territory not tested by any commander in chief since Richard Nixon.
Singling out dissenting former public servants in this way is a norm-busting power play that might seem tame in political systems ruled with an iron grip by Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping, who Trump admires. But it would be fueled by a strongman's instinct that both those leaders might recognize.
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Wait until President Trump is re elected with large % of support in Congress and several new Supreme Court Justices.
Then, we will see the unhinging.
President Trump is also all about branding. By associating the known two who were fired for malfeasance (and don’t have clearance) with the others, he brands the rest with the same brush. All the fish in this barrel stink.
Thank God, Trump wasn't President after we left office. - BJBJC to Sloppy SB
ANY former security person that officially keeps his clearance after his need to know has vanished is breaking the law.
Why would a retired CIA employee, regardless of the position of the employee, be allowed to keep access to Confidential, Secret, Top Secret and SCIF information after he no longer works for the CIA?
Right you are. Many great replies on this thread from people who obviously have held different levels of security clearances. Not mentioned however is a special difference from past presidents, Trump is not Telegraphing his moves, and is slowly discovering who is doing it against him. When the rat pack seems to be doing the same thing, the most efficient way to stop them is to stop the flow of information. No need to go after them one by one, or spend time tweeting endlessly about their indiscretion, or violation of the law. Simply remove them from receiving the information at the source.
I agree that if your not currently employed, you do not have a NEED TO KNOW, which is imperative to security requirements. This should happen automatically when anyone stops employment on a specific project or at higher levels of management.
Barf
Did you notice there is no way to post comments at the site? They don’t want people calling out their lies.
Hey now he had his security clearance suspended for five years for that little trick. How much tougher do you think they could have been on him? </s>
So, since they don’t work for the government any more, who’s secure server do they have to visit to get this classified information? Or do they just use their own private server?
If you change the name of this idiotic CNN writer by two letters, it goes from “Collison” to “COLLUSION”.
How is that for a Freudian slip? Oh wait, I’ll have to ask Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon about Freudian slips. I think they were recently seen at a “Dress Barn” store in NY City’s bowery.
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