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To: dila813

“Trump should just fire him and let the howlers howl”

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/angry-former-spy-chiefs-anxiety-and-discord-at-a-security-forum-over-trump

Angry Former Spy Chiefs, Anxiety, and Discord at a Security Forum Over Trump

July 22, 2017

On Friday, Brennan and Clapper returned to the forum, an annual gathering held by the Aspen Institute far from Washington to foster bipartisan consensus regarding national security. Sitting shoulder to shoulder onstage, the two former intelligence chiefs unleashed a blistering and highly unusual public critique of a sitting President by two former intelligence chiefs. Brennan urged members of Congress to resist President Trump if he fires Robert Mueller, the special counsel. “I hope, I really hope, that our members of Congress, elected representatives, are going to stand up and say, ‘enough is enough,’ and stop making apologies and excuses for things that are happening that really flout, I think, our system of laws and government.”

Brennan added that he thought it was “the obligation of some executive-branch officials to refuse to carry out some of these orders that, again, are inconsistent with what this country is all about.”

(more at link)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/former-obama-spy-chiefs-upbraid-trump-over-his-remarks-about-his-intelligence-community/2017/07/21/01764e7e-6e82-11e7-b9e2-2056e768a7e5_story.html?utm_term=.1fdb751dd231

If Trump attempts to fire Mueller, “I hope that our members of Congress are going to stand up and say, ‘Enough is enough,’ ” Brennan said.

He added that he thought it would be “the obligation of executive branch officials to refuse” to carry out such an order.

(snip)

At the end of their panel discussion, Clapper and Brennan received a standing ovation.


7 posted on 07/23/2017 9:45:41 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief
If Trump attempts to fire Mueller, “I hope that our members of Congress are going to stand up and say, ‘Enough is enough,’ ” Brennan said.

Since, supposedly 'republicans' control Congress, Brennan just outed them.

10 posted on 07/23/2017 9:50:02 AM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: maggief
Brennan and Clapper better thank god we have mindless Republicans.

They know they could should be in deep shit if it wasn't for their republican friends.

14 posted on 07/23/2017 9:55:07 AM PDT by lewislynn
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To: maggief

Sad. What exactly has Trump done that isn’t constitutional? Even his travel ban is. And what of the spirit of the Constitution?? A SMALL government, with no powers NOT expressly written in.

These deep staters just want to BE the power no one ever should give them. THEY are the ones making America what it should not be.


15 posted on 07/23/2017 9:55:10 AM PDT by Yaelle (We have a Crisis of Information in this country. Our enemies hold the megaphone.)
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To: maggief

Don’t you just love the way these “types” always resort to “what this country is all about” and/or “our system of laws and government”. What respect did they have for either when they were on OUR PAYROLL? What are they afraid of? Having the rug pulled back on their time in office?


21 posted on 07/23/2017 10:00:57 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: maggief

Clapper and Brennan embody the word “Injustice”.


22 posted on 07/23/2017 10:02:24 AM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is Mine)
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To: maggief
Brennan added that he thought it was “the obligation of some executive-branch officials to refuse to carry out some of these orders that, again, are inconsistent with what this country is all about.”

Are these Trump orders inconsistent with the Constitution? Brennan couldn't say that.

Are these Trump orders inconsistent with existing law? Brennan couldn't say that.

Are these Trump orders inconsistent with what the voters want? Brennan couldn't say that.

So Brennen is left pushing his Big Brother big government line of propaganda. These Trump orders "are inconsistent with what this country is all about.”

Very Deep State and Big Brother creepy.

35 posted on 07/23/2017 10:28:13 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: maggief
Comey, Clapper and Brennan are traitors to this nation and its people in every sense of the word...they should all be wearing prison clothes!


48 posted on 07/23/2017 10:58:48 AM PDT by caww
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To: maggief

The entire intelligence community is a pack of treason...they are enemies of America, and not just a few of them as we always solomnly claim.


73 posted on 07/23/2017 11:59:46 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up.)
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