Posted on 08/19/2018 1:03:19 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
Former CIA Director John Brennan risked damaging the intelligence community with his anti-Trump comments, retired Adm. Michael Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told "Fox News Sunday."
Mullen's comments came as several former intelligence officials appeared on Sunday talk shows, including Brennan -- who floated the possibility of taking legal action against the president.
"I think John's an extraordinary servant of the country, but I think he has been incredibly critical of the president, and I think that has put him in a political place which actually does more damage for the intelligence community -- which is apolitical," Mullen said.
Brennan had publicly accused President Trump of "treason" after his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin this summer in Helsinki, Finland, and he has repeatedly lambasted Trump with Twitter posts that critics have charged improperly hint at classified insider information about the ongoing Russia probe.
However, Mullen added, Trump's decision to revoke Brennan's security clearance last week raised significant concerns.
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White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders read a statement on behalf of the president during the start of the press briefing, saying Brennan "has a history that calls his credibility into question."
Specifically, the president's statement criticized Brennan for falsely telling Congress that the CIA had not infiltrated Senate computers, and for claiming that the unverified Steele dossier was not a factor in 2016 intelligence assessments.
The statement also claimed Brennan had been "leveraging" the clearance to make "wild outbursts" and claims against the Trump administration in the media.
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Should Admiral Mullen have voted for McCain???? Or Mitt?
Mullen is then dirty as dirty can be.
Better than voting for Obama 2X
Hmmm... What could it be?
;)
A FReeper noted how he was apparently portrayed in “Zero Dark Thirty” which I have on the DVR. Just haven’t watched it yet.
Brennan’s security clearance last week raised significant concerns.
The media will miss one of it’s leak operators swamp is being drained.
You left out that Brennan voted for Gus Hall head of the Communist Party U.S.A. for President, in 1976. And maybe in 1980, too.
Brennan is pure evil.
Yes. Terrible choices.
The effect Brennan has had is to diminish even further what little is left of trust in government. I personally don’t trust any of them, and don’t respect them in the least.
You’re right. Much ado about not much .....indicates something(s) seriously damaging is “out there” against Brennan.
His time at the CIA goes back to the Bill Clinton years. Perhaps he knows where some of the bodies of that era are buried......not to mention his involvement in the current crimes against President Trump.
Imagine this loudmouth Brennan has the nerve to say HIS reputation has been “dragged through the mud. “
Post of the month winner.
Such as?
Revoke a DC Swamper’s security clearance and he will go into a conniption fit. Why? Because a security clearance makes you a much hotter commodity on the private sector jobs market. Or as a Federal Gov’t contractor. Translates into higher salary and more respect. You have an edge compensation wise over someone with same background but without one.
When you are in our military or Federal government it can take 6-12 months for you to be investigated for your security clearance. Friends, enemies, neighbors are asked about you., A neighbor says you have loud drunken arguments with your wife? This can torpedo you getting a treasured security clearance.
John Brennan is on MCNBC these days as a contributor. He had more gravitas, more enhanced reputation and credibility before Trump revoked his security clearance. Trump hit this commie degenerate where it hurts.
No, he's NOT. Brennan serves himself first.
Not with RR running the DOJ. Theoretically you are correct.
If we all woke up tomorrow and he was dead of an apparent suicide....
In 1980 I voted for Ronald Reagan.
Something is wrong somewhere. Brennan must be TERRIBLY DIRTY for him to scream like this. It makes no rational sense.
Brennan is scared. VERY scared.
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