Posted on 07/24/2018 6:50:04 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
During a statement on Monday, House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that the White House’s statement that President Trump is looking to revoke former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance as well as examining the clearances of several other former officials is “exactly what you see in authoritarian regimes.”
Schiff said, “Today’s action, suggesting that we will punish critics of the president by stripping them of their security clearance, that is not what you see in a democracy. That is exactly what you see in authoritarian regimes.”
He added that the move is a “despicable action…to try to silence critics,” and the “cowardly action of someone who is afraid of criticism.
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Precisely. Schiff would even be a poor excuse for a worm.
Schiff is a Deep State operative.
A record number of CIA operatives are running for Congress as Democrats.
Taking away security clearance from someone who doesn’t need it is hardly authoritarian. If it harms that individual IN ANY WAY (i.e. he can no longer monetize it), then that individual is misusing the clearance and should be in prison.
Authoritarians do things like
* Create DACA without congress
* Subsidize their favorite private companies when the courts and congress say they aren’t allowed to. (Obama’s health subsidies)
* Delay implementation of legislation beyond the date congress told them to it was to be implemented and against the wishes of congress (parts of Obamacare)
* Ship lots of cash to terrorists because electronic funds transfers are too difficult.
* Allow the IRS to target opponents.
* Encourage rioting and anti-law-enforcement attitudes
Schiff for Brains, demagogue, lying in another ridiculous way, for the Demagogic Party.
I was in the USAF during Vietnam, working in Air Force Intelligence (back then it was USAFSS). I had a Top Secret security clearance. When I separated (i.e., discharged) my security clearance ceased.
The same should go with Brennan, Clapper, Comey, and countless others who are no longer in government, unless they are contractors doing government work and their job requires it. Being a partisan hack on liberal TV shows does not fit that criteria.
If the President of the United States does not trust a given individual, he needs no reason beyond his judgment to revoke a security clearance or dismiss them from their duties.
Wrong, Schiff... but your penchant for leaking is what we see in “Seven Habits of Highly Irritating Snitches.”
Trump afraid of criticism?
Trump afraid of criticism?
If revoking a clearance “silences” critics, then the critics are violating their clearances, anyway.
Schiff-for-brains is a moron.
I hope Schiff will be the proud owner of an indictment for leaking soon.
I hope Schiff will be the proud owner of an indictment for leaking soon.
I hope Schiff will be the proud owner of an indictment for leaking soon.
He Schiff, just go away. We’re da*n tired of your babble and lies.
Well, let’s give all our enemies a security clearance.
I would like to see Hussien’s security clearance. You really think he has one? Maybe we should run one and make those findings public.....
Yes here is a nice little example of “authoritarian”. Two minute video from HBO’s “Rome”. I imagine the democrats that watch this would be jealous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdzUOCqYU0Y&t=84s
Hmmm....Are the security clearances as rigorous as what “O” used to OK Valerie Jarrett ?
Remove Shiff For Brains clearance too.
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