Posted on 08/15/2018 5:50:01 PM PDT by Libloather
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday called President Trump's decision to revoke ex-CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance a "pathetic attempt to silence" his critics.
"Revoking the security clearance of an honorable patriot is a stunning abuse of power & a pathetic attempt to silence critics," Pelosi tweeted shortly after White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made the announcement. "This is yet another disturbing attempt by @realdonaldtrump to distract & divert attention from his Admin's #cultureofcorruption, cronyism & incompetence."
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The decision to revoke Brennan's security clearance was quickly met with backlash from former intelligence officials and Democratic lawmakers.
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Stocks lining Pennsylvania Avenue would be nice as well. We could throw feces at the traitors and those guilty of sedition. I vote that we out all the Obama traitors in every office, agency, and department in DC.
Sounds like we hit a chord. Sounds like we may need Trump to remove more clearances.
Blanket revolk. All these sad asses.
I’d be glad to join you! (tagline)
Trump must be a much more nicer, patient guy than I am. If it were me, I would have jerked these SOBs clearance the first day in office.
Whenever anyone else quits a job, all keys, etc. must be turned in and all computer access and copy machine usage is canceled.
No its the way you begin to punish traitors.
How does one’s access to sensitive and classified information silence their ability to speak or challenge others verbally?
Mine was suspended, not revoked, when I made an employer change. The new employer
didn’t require one. Two years later
I was again employed by the DOD. My
clearance was reinstated. A secret level
clearance goes up for review every ten
years. A top secret clearance (Brennan’s
level) is up for review every five years.
If there is no request for review, the
clearance expires. The thing that is
going to hurt Brennan is the revocation.
He can’t apply for any future positions
that may require a clearance.
He’s not “silenced”. He can still open that big ugly mouth anytime he wants. He just won’t have access to classified documents to use to try and overthrow the sitting President. Brennan = garbage.
That's exactly what I thought Brennan has been saying for several weeks. But the Dems seem to chuck verbal hand grenades at anything.
They'd even chuck verbal hand grenades at Santa Claus... err, that's probably how "Happy Holidays" got started.
The president is rolling up his sleeves and getting to work for America. The Democrats are too busy throwing spitwads and excrement all over the place to worry about the American people. Have faith folks. The real America knows who’s on their side and who’s not. The Dems are in for another licking in November.
Brennen will be tried for treason and if found guilty, killed or face 20 years in GITMO.
Hey hypocrite Pelosi, I never heard you say anything against Lois Lerner when she was shutting up conservatives.
I do not give a phuck who the government employee is but all government employees should be subject to immediate removal of any and all security clearances upon retirement, firing, or leaving said government position, PERIOD!
STFU, Nanners, you f*cking idiot!
So exercising your first amendment rights requires an active security clearance? Who knew?
This is such bs. The clearance is a privilege not a right. If you're not working you don't need it.
Exactly!
Since when do critics need access to classified to have their free speech protected? Nancy is even lower IQ than Mad Max-ine....
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