the cia inspector general however, contradicted mr. brennan directly. concluding unequivocally that agency officials had indeed improperly accessed congressional staffers files. more recently, mr. brennan told congress the intelligence community did not make use of the so-called steele dossier in an assessment regarding the 2016 election. an assertion contradicted by at least two other senior officials in the intelligence community and all of the facts. additionally, mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status as a former high-ranking official with access to highly sensitive information to make a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations while on the internet and television about the ministration. mr. brennan's lying and recent conduct with increasing commentary and consistent with access to the nations most closely held secrets. and facilities. the very him of our adversaries, which is to so division and chaos. the larger question about the practice of former officials maintaining access to our nations most sensitive secrets long after their tim

generals inspector contradicted mr. brennan. more recently, mr. brennan told congress that the intelligence community did not make use of the so-called steele dossier. it is contradicted by at least two other officials. additionally, mr. brennan has recently leverage his status as a former high-ranking official to make a series of unfounded allegations about this administration. conduct is's inconsistent with access to the nation's most closely held secret. of mr.oadly, the issue --nnan's security clearance such access is inappropriate when former officials have transitioned into highly to validateitions political attack. any access to our nations torets -- i have begin review the access of classified information of government officials. comey,lapper, james michael hayden, susan rice, andrew mccabe, peter struck, lisa page and bruce orff. the security clearances may be revoked and those who have already lost theirs may not be .ble to have it reinstated i will direct appropriate staff to make the necessary arrangements. but that, i will take your q

let me try to explain my concerns about mr. brennan. i am talking about people like the late george bundy, brent scowcroft, intelligent intellectuals if you will, they served republicans and democrats. they're above the political fray. they should be able to keep their security clearance. mr. brennan has made a decision and it is a free country, he is entitled to do so to basically become a politician. in our free enterprise system, he is being paid and paid well to make provocative statements on television that are very political. >> senator -- >> but let me finish my point, poppy. if mr. brennan repeated in an airport some of the things he said on tv, he would either be in handcuffs or in a straight jacket. and i can't imagine anybody going to mr. brennan for objective analysis of the national security situation. >> what comments do you think would get him arrested in an airport specifically? obviously there's the calling the helsinki summit with putin tantamount to treason, there's the hogwash comment regarding collusion in "new york

mr. brennan has an op-ed in "the new york times." he writes of this morning in that op-ed is saying mr. trump's claims of collusion are in a word, hogwash. the only questions that remain are whether collusion's that took place constitute criminal liability. -- why he made the politically motivated decision to revoke my security clearance in an attempt to scare and silence others who might challenge him. it is critically important the special counsel and his team of investigators be allowed to complete their work without interference. matt is next, republican line. hi. caller: good morning, pedro. good to see you. it is nice to see somebody on tv who still knows how to dress properly, dude. my comment is the story not being said and i would like to see you maybe get some of the actors on c-span to discuss this. a couple weeks ago chicago had more black men killed and shot then police doing that in an entire year, yet you don't see anybody out there protesting about that gun violence in chicago. where is black lives matter? where are t

brennan. mr. brennan has been an incredibly strong critic of the president for many months now. take a look at a tweet he sent just the other day. it's astounding how often you fail to live up to minimum standards of decency, civility and probity. seems like you will never understand what it means to be president, nor what it takes to be a good, decent and honest person. so disheartening, so dangerous for our nation. sarah sanders also saying that the following officials, former officials now have their security clearance under review. james clapper, james comey, michael hayden, sally yates, susan rice, lisa page, peter strzok, and bruce ohr. bruce ohr currently works at the doj so that would impact how he does his job. no republicans from any republican administration named on that list. sarah sanders was asked directly how the american public can trust that this is not a partisan thing, the president isn't doing this as political retribution for his critics. for example, why isn't michael flynn on that list? after all, the president's former national security advisor pleaded g

mr. brennan has a history that calls into question his objectivity and credibility. in 2014, for example, he denied to congress that cia officials are accessed the computer files of congressional staffers. he told the counsel foreign relations the cia would never do such a thing. the cia's inspector general, however, contradicted mr. brennan directly, concluding unequivocally that agency accessed congressional staffers' files. more recently, mr. brennan told congress that the intelligence community did not make use of the so-called steele dossier in an assessment regarding the 2016 election. an assertion contradicted by at least two other senior officials in the intelligence community and all of the facts. additionally, mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status with access to highly sensitive information to make a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations, wild outbursts on the internet and television about this administration. mr. brennan's lying characterized by increasingly frenzying commentary is inconsistent to the closely held secrets and facilities, t

mr. brennan has a history that calls into question his objectivity and credibility. in 2014, for example, he denied to congress that cia officials under his supervision had improperly accessed the computer files of congressional staffers. he told the council of foreign relations that the cia would never do such a thing. the cia's inspector general, however, contradicted mr. brennan directly concluding unequivocally that officials had indeed improperlycongressional staffers files. more recently, mr. brennan told congress that the intelligence community did not make use of the so-called steele dossier in an assessment regarding the 2016 election. an assertion contradicted by at least two other senior officials in the intelligence community and all of the facts. additionally, mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status as a former high ranking official with access to highly sensitive information to make a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations while the outburst on the internet and television about this administration. mr. brennan's lying and recent conduct ch

to that, john brennan responded. as mr. trump's desperation to protect himself grows, he could turn words to actions. congress must warn trump of dire consequences. and then donald trump said lebron james was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, don lemon. he made lemon look smart, which is no easy to do -- which is not easy to do. i like mike. and john brennan responded to that on august 4. he said what responsible and right-thinking adult can point to donald trump as a role model for our youth? when he spews lies and polarizing hate speech against fellow americans, think of it as harmful impact on the young people and the way they talk and act to each other. a couple more examples. i want you to understand this feud. donald trump said while i know it's not presidential to take on omarosa and while i would rather not be doing so, this is a modern day form of communication, twitter, and i know the fake news media will make omarosa look legitimate. sorry. since then, tapes have come out. two days ago, john bren

brennan's security clea ra nce. to remove mr brennan's security clearance. one other thing worth noting, the white house has been assailed over the past few days by the disclosures of omarosa, a former senior adviser to the presidency was very dissipated. it is also the closing arguments in the case of paul manafort, the former campaign manager of donald trump. this was an unscheduled briefing the white house gave to announce mr brennan's security clearance being revoked. it looks like they want to change the subject somewhat. jon sopel washington, thank you. 48 people have been killed and dozens more have been injured in a bomb explosion at an education centre in the afghan capital, kabul. many of those killed are believed to be teenagers who were getting extra tuition as they prepared for university entrance exams. the taliban has denied involvement. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. after all the decades of conflict in afghanistan, another horror. young people, teenagers, the country's future, deliberately targeted by a suicide bomber wh

brennan criticized mr. trump's behavior on twitter. >> mr. brennan's lying and recent conduct characterized by increasingly frenzied commentary is wholly consistent with access to the nations most closely held secrets. >> revoking john brennan security clearance, the trump administration reignited a fierce debate over just how much access former intelligence officials should have two sensitive government information when they leave their posts. sparked new questions about whether this amounted to a trump enemy list. >> i believe mr. trump decided to take this action, as he has done with others, to try to intimidate and suppress any criticism of him or his administration. and revoking my security clearances is his way of trying to get back at me. >> these people are being singled out to have security clearances revoked or in the process of being revoked, it smacks of nixonian type practices. >> the names are a veritable who's who. james comey, susan rice, michael hayden, sally yates, and a host of former and current fai and former fbi official

mr brennan has a history that calls into question his objectivity and credibility. john brennan has been a strong critic of donald trump, calling him treasonous after his meeting with russia's president putin. the former cia chief hit back at mr trump in a tweet. he said the president's move was part of a broader effort to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics. he goes on, it should gravely worry all americans, including intelligence professionals, about the cost of speaking out. my principles are worth more than clearances. i will not relent. the white house says others could face the same treatment. they include james comey, the former director of the fbi, sacked by donald trump, who has called the president morally unfit to lead. peter bowes, bbc news. meanwhile, american newspapers have been hitting back at president trump's attacks on the media — in particular his description of the press as the "enemy of the people". hundreds of us newspapers have launched a coordinated campaign stressing the importance of a free press. let's speak to cbs corresponde

brennan. mr. brennan in public has insisted that the dossier played no part in the intel community's investigation. but, at the same time it was just as president trump was coming into office that he did the briefing and he said and here's the evidence showing them the tots yea that there was collusion between your team and the russians. brian: others on the list going to be reaffirmed perhaps or have those revoked this guy named james comey, comey, struck, page, ohr perhaps and maybe james clapper as well. ainsley: those under review as well. brian sat down with general anthony tata brigadier general and he had this to say. >> john brennanened is a clear and present threat of this nation. he needed to have his access to information revoked. when you look at his track record officially, he oversaw the iran deal and all the intelligence. he manipulated isis intelligence for president obama. he was part of the russian hacking. standing downtown cyber team. the president made the right decision in re

mr. brennan dplemonstrated thats not the case. he has been totally political. i called him a butthead and i meant it. >> and paul ryan speaking out. >> i think he is trolling people honestly. this is something that is in the purview of the executive branch. i think some of these people already lost clearance. some people keep clearance. that is something the executive branch deals with. >> according to the recent report of the office of director of national intelligence, nearly 4.1 million people have security clearance. >>> hundreds of newspapers are sending a message to the readers today. the press is not the enemy of the people. "boston globe" organized it. the editorial board saying it is an essential end point of trump's deluge of dishonesty. to label the press the enemy of the people is as unamerican as dangerous to the civic compact we share for more than two centuries. it is not just big city newspapers. we get more from cnn's senior media correspondent brian stelter. >> reporter: our viewers may spot these in the morning papers because they are appeari

." >> mr. brennan's recent conduct is inconsisten with access to closely held secrets. robert: predent trump at war with his critics. he revokes john brennan's security clearance, citing his link to the russia probe. >> i've got tremendous response from having done that. robert: some republicans support the move. >>nn mr. b has gone way over the line in my view and i think restricting his clearance makes sense. robe others disagree. >> i thought it was just kind of a banana republic thing. i don't like it. robert: as e president considers stripping access elsewhere, more than a dozen intelligence community leaders have signed off on a statement of solidarity supporting mr. brennan. whthat fight comes as the ite house battles on another front, a tell all book by a former aide , and waits to hear the legal fate of former trump campaign chairman paul manafort. we cover it all, next. >> this is "washington week." corporate funding is provided by newman's own foundation, donating all profits from newman's own to charity and nourishing the common good the u.n. foundation, com

. >> we have just seen a tweet from mr. brennan not long ago. he is calling the president's

brennan told, mr. congress that the intelligence community did not make use of the steele dossier in an assessment regarding the 2016 election. contradicted by two other senior officials in the community. additionally, mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status as a former high-ranking official with access to highly sensitive information to make a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations on the internet and television about this administration. his recent conduct characterized by infringing commentary inconsistent with access to the nations most closely held secret. more broadly, the issue of mr. brennan security clearance raises larger questions about the practice of former officials maintaining access to our nations most sensitive secrets long after their time in government has ended. such access is inappropriate when former officials have transitioned into positions that information. any access granted to our reasons secrets -- this i have begun to review the more general question of the ac

as you said, mr brennan has on several occasions criticise the president, but he is hitting back at this, saying this is really trying to curtail his right to free speech. in his response to mr trump, he said the move is part of president trumped's broader effort to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics. he said it should gravely worry all americans, including intelligence professionals, about the cost of speaking out. he finishes his tweet by saying my principles are worth far more than clearance. i will not relent. and peter, how important is the security clearance? is ultimately it seems to me that it is more of a symbolic thing than anything else. to some extent it is symbolic. it is certainly traditional, this is how things have been done, with senior officials, the head of the fbi, intelligence officials, have kept that security clea ra nce, officials, have kept that security clearance, largely because if there isa clearance, largely because if there is a situation that requires their advice, the present administration has a problem and perhaps they want to glean some infor

mr. brennan has demonstrated that that is not the case. he has been entirely political. i think that i called him a butthead and i meant it. he has given the national intelligence committee a bad name. >> harris: oh, so funny. that is john kennedy, and he is plain speaking. defending the president's decision to yank john brennan security clearance. the louisiana republican said that the former cia chief has been too political in his critiques of the president. but brennan and many democrats are saying that it is a president who is playing politics that he is trying to silence his critics. now some power panel. oh, they were quite the big one last time. somebody said bless your heart. lisa boothe is back. a senior for the independent woman's voice, fox news contributor. antoine c wright, democratic strategist and former senior adviser to hillary clinton's presidential campaign. all remarks about that aside to pay >> we still get along. we do not agree. >> so i will let you go first on this. >> so, first of all, the former director for his service to the country, regardles

to remove mr brennan's clearance. brennan made the extraordinary charge that the president was treasonous, and then just said to you, and i commend you for your questioning, that he has no information that the president is guilty of conspiracy. well, i mean that is just conjecture, that this man accuses people of a crime that could carry death as the result. totally. . . highly charged words... an unhinged character who shouldn't have a security clearance. let's speak to chris buckler, who is following developments from washington. chris, with this move byjohn brennan, is there any legal grounds oi’ brennan, is there any legal grounds or mechanism where he can get the security clearance back? it is a good question, he says he has been contacted good question, he says he has been co nta cted by good question, he says he has been contacted by law —— lawyers and he will stop this process to defend others who currently have security clea ra nce to others who currently have security clearance to donald trump wants to

brennan was among officials who presented evidence to mr. trump who interfered in the 2016 election. president said he was following through on his threat. he was among the officials who presented evidence to mr. trump before the inauguration that russia interfered in the 2016 election. speaking to the journal, the president drew a direct connection with brennan and the russia probe. he said i call it a rigged witch hunt. it is a sham. he added, so i think it is something that had to be done. hours earlier, press secretary sarah sanders said he lost this clearance because of wild outbursts on television. >> mr. brennan's lying and recent conduct characterized by commentary is consistent with the access to the nation's closely held secrets. >> how can we not interpret that as getting back? >> the president has a constitutional responsibility to protect classified information and who has access. >> brennan says americans should be worried about efforts to silence critics and suppress freedom of speech, but he says he won't be muzzled. >> it wi

mr. brennan has not been in government for a year and a half. did the trump people take anything of value from the russians. i have not seen that, that is not a fact. we ought to be worried, but to say the other things we don't know. >> he refers to the 2016 campaign when president trump called openly for russia to go find hillary clinton's e-mails. he says such a public call certainly makes one wonder what mr. trump privately encouraged his advisors to do to win the election. while i had deep insight during the 2016 election, i'm now aware, because of a open and free press, of other suspicious d dali daliences. >> well excuse me, but we don't convict people we have suspicions about. you take them to a court of law and prove it. evidence is closer to a fact and i want to see facts about what trump people got before i convict them. >> will this play into the president's hands? i think it will, but i think it will confuse a very valuable conversation. especially to a community that thinks the they're involved in the investigation, the simple quest

brennan, former cia director but current pendant on a local radio station, why would mr. brennan not have told the senate intelligence committee what he saw with respect to russia collusion and other matters? why didn't he make it part of, either his testimony or the information he provided, why did he wait to say that? this isn't about silencing critics, it's a professional courtesy to keep it a extended to someone who is no longer in public service, or to someone who wants to be helpful to the success of the administration. he's proven that he wants to be helpful. >> it's certainly not about silencing. it's >> kellyanne: and mr. clapper had some pretty tough words for mr. brennan as have had some others. >> harris: the president is switching back on a report that his advisors urged him to block president obama's access to intelligence briefings until h.r. mcmaster had to step in. the president tweeted this "fake news, of which there is so much, this time the very tired new yorker falsely reported that i was going to take the extraordinary step of denying intel briefings

any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr brennan are now outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior traditionally former high ranking u.s. government officials retained their security clearances to enable consultations on pressing issues the white house charges brennan and others are trying to make money off that access profiting from public speaking events through book sales and even as t.v. commentators think donald trump has. the reputation of the office of the presidency brennan has also been a vocal critic of trump on twitter the white house says it's pulling but it's clear it's specifically for contradictory and erroneous testimony before congress alleging he falsely denied the cia had infiltrated senate staff members computers mr brennan has a history that calls into question is objectivity and credibility on twitter brennan responded saying that my principles are worth far more than clearances i will not relent democratic members of congress argue revoking brennan's clearance is a misuse of presidential power it is nothi

mr. president, is it appropriate for you to punish your critics? >> reporter: in his initial statement read by press secretary sarah sanders, the president said his decision was prompted by brennan's, quote, erratic conduct. >> mr. brennan's lying and recent conduct characterized by increasingly frenzied commentary is wholly inconsistent with access to the nation's most closely held secrets. >> reporter: sanders said a range of other trump critics could be stripped of their clearances, too, and for the sam reasons. but in an interview with "the wall street journal," the president offered an entirely different explanation, saying he was going after those former top national security officials because of the russia inveig "call it the riitch hunt. it is a sham," he said. "and these people led it! so i think it's something that had to be done." mr. brennan is a life-long intelligence officer who served democratic and republican administrations, including as deputy cia director for george w.

so this does not suggest that mr. brennan is every day reading classified information or he has access to classified information. the clearance is only, benefits the u.s. government. so if the u.s. government needs someone to work for them and they need access to classified information, then they can get it. >> in that "wall street journal" interview the president says these people were all part of the russia investigation. he means beyond john brennan. there are others that are being considered to revoke their security clearance. let's put those up on the screen. there is john brennan, andrew mccabe, michael hayden, susan rice, lisa page, james comey, james clap pper, sally yates, bruce ohr. they all have connections to robert mueller and this russia investigation. brennan presented evidence to trump shortly before his inauguration. comey briefed trump on the steele dossier and was chief investigator in the probe of trump's former national security advisor michael flynn. james clapper, house permanent collect committ

mr. brennan told congress the intelligence community. make use of the so-called -- did not make use of the so-called steele dossier, an assertion contradicted by at least two other senior officials in the intelligence community. mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status as a former high-ranking official with access to highly sensitive information to make a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations, wild outbursts on the internet and television about this administration. mr. brennan's recent conduct characterized by increasingly fringe -- is inconsistent with proximity to the nation's secrets. host: after this briefing, the president sat down with "the wall street journal." two reporters right president trump drew a direct connection between the special counsel investigation and his decision to revoke the security plans of mr. brennan and reviewed the clearances and -- of several other foreign officials. mr. trump cited mr. brennan as among those he held responsible for the investigation, which is looking into whether there was c

and i want you to tell me your thoughts. >> i have made my feelings known about mr. brennan. most americans look at to be above politics. he has been totally political. i think i called him a butt-head and i meant it. he has given the national intelligence community a bad name. >> evaluate that for me. i think we would be having a different discussion. he is a private citizen criticizing the president. >> i was called into brennan's office. for that member of the senate to call him a butt head is offensive. and what has he done or donald trump that is as consequential. >> famous photo of the night of the osama bin laden raid. you tweeted john brennan was the point person for obama white house on the operation that killed osama bin laden. there is a deeper point. this is a guy that you want to keep close to you. this is a guy who actually knows something about some of the biggest threats facing this country. >> he served for decades. he knows more about terrorism than just about anybody in the country. you would want him as a resource. you ask about motivation. donald trump, h

any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr brennan are now outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior traditionally former high ranking u.s. government officials retained their security clearances to enable consultations on pressing issues the white house charges brennan and others who are trying to make money off that access profiting from public speaking events through book sales and even as t.v. commentators i think donald trump has badly sullied the reputation of the office of the presidency brennan has also been a vocal critic of trump on twitter the white house says it's pulling but it's clear it's specifically for contradictory and erroneous testimony before congress alleging he falsely denied the cia had infiltrated so. senate staff members computers mr brennan has a history that calls into question is objectivity and credibility on twitter brennan responded saying that my principles are worth far more than clearances i will not relent democratic members of congress argue revoking brennan's clearance is a misuse of preside

that's the thing because mr brennan has been an outspoken critic of the president and there are other former ranking government officials in the cross hairs of mrtrump government officials in the cross hairs of mr trump we may get their security clearance ta ken hairs of mr trump we may get their security clearance taken away as well. what unites them all is that they are critics of the administration. yes, let's take john brennan first of all. this is what he said, after president trump had that summit in helsinki with vladimir putin. not only were trump‘s comments imbecilic, he‘s in the pocket of putin, nothing short of treasonous, he said. this is what he said yes today about donald trump‘s trumps over this former aide. it is danny houghton the new failed to live up to the minimum standards of civility and probity. let‘s not cut through it, john brennan was outspoken in his criticism of the serving president and i‘m sure the president was serious but surely the threshold for having your security clearance revoked is that you have leaked national security information impro

we know a bill of particulars against john brennan -- >> mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status with access to highly sensitive information to make a series of unfound and outrageous allegations. >> wild outbursts on the internet and television about this administration. mr. brennan's line and recent conduct characterized by increasingly frenzied commentary is wholly inconsistent with access to the nation's most closely held secrets and facilities, the very aim of our adversaries which is to sow division and chaos. any access granted to our nation's secrets should be in furtherance of national, not personal interests. >> okay. so lying and making unfounded allegations, that's bad, like saying the former president of the united states was not really born in america, or the former president wiretapped the candidate at trump tower. also really bad are, quote, wild outbursts on the internet and television. so saying this, for example, is clearly out. when you give a crazed crying low life break and give her a job at the white house, it just

. >> steve cash, you know mr. brennan. you dploektor brennan. >> i do. >> when you seen him speak on friday and then this morning on "meet the press," put in context to the comments he made so far about being treasonist. >> first of all, mr. brennan is an extremely serious man. he understands the words he used. he is an intelligence analyst. i think he explained himself very carefully. he described the behavior as trees onnist, having the aspects of treason. wasn't making a legal argument. he's not a lawyer. wasn't delivering an indictment. that's said, when john brennan speaks and michael hayden speaks and others speak, these are serious, serious people who have been in this system and have worked for presidents of parties for a long time. they should be listened to. what they know of which they speak. i think it's important they understand they're using words very, very carefully. >> very carefully. then on the flip side, those critical of what director brennan has been saying so far, why are you in the media, why are yo

mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status to name a seefers unfounded and outrage us allegations wild outbursts on the internet and tferlings. mr. brennan's line and recent conduct is wholly inconsistent with access to the facial's most closely 4e8d secrets. >> trevor: unfounded allegations, wild outbursts and lying. sounds like sarah sanders is reading from president trump's daily schedule. (laughter) that is what it sounds like to me, mr. president we feed to wrap thup, will you be late for your 12:30 outburst, come on. i don't really understand why former officials need to keep their security claryance forever. as far as i know nick fury isn't showing up to john brennan unannounced to bring him back for one last job but something tells me trump isn't just protecting secrets for the good 69 country. >> as part of this review i'm evaluating action with respect to the following individuals. james clapper, james comey, michael hadden, sally yaits, susan rice, andrew mckaib, peter strzo

he says mr. trump's claims of no collusion are hog wash. that's brennan talking that way. what does he know that we don't? >> i don't think he knows anything more than we do. i think he is mad saying this stuff and doesn't like president trump and all the good things getting done in this country under his leadership. brennan leaked information to harry reed. lost his clearance. james clapper lied under oath. james comey has been fired. andy mccabe lied three times under oath and has been fired. sally yates, fired. peter strzok demoted and fired. lisa page demoted and left the f.b.i. jim baker demoted and then left. i think all those people frankly should lose their clearance particularly when you have that kind of history where you've been fired, demoted, laoerking information, why should you have a clearance? i agree with the president. a lot more people deserve the same treatment. >> bill: you make an interesting case. more to come, 28th, bruce ohr. thank you for being here today. >> sandra: as we continue to talk about that the security clearances of several obama-era o

any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr brennan are now outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior traditionally former high ranking u.s. government officials retained their security clearances to enable consultations on pressing issues the white house charges brennan and others are trying to make money off that access profiting from public speaking events through book sales and even as t.v. commentators i think donald trump has badly sullied the reputation of the office of the presidency brennan has also been a vocal critic of trump on twitter the white house says it's pulling but it's clear it's specifically for contradictory and erroneous testimony before congress alleging he falsely denied the cia had infiltrated senate staff members computers mr brennan has a history that calls into question is objectivity and credibility on twitter brennan responded saying that my principles are worth far more than clearances i will not relent democratic members of congress argue revoking brennan's clearance is a misuse of presidential po

mr. brennan are now outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior. has conduct and behavior tested and far exceeded the limits of any professional courtesy that may have been due. that call intoy question his objectivity and credibility. in 2014, he denied to congress that cia officials under his supervision had improperly accessed to the computer files of congressional staffers. he told the council of foreign relations that the cia would never do such a thing. the inspector general, however, contradicted him directly. concluding unequivocally that officials had indeed improperly accessed congressional staffer files. recently, he told congress that the intelligence to the did not make use of the so-called steel dossier in an assessment regarding the 2016 election. an assertion contradicted by at least two other officials in the intelligence community. additionally, mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status as a former high-ranking official with access to highly sen

any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr brennan are now outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior traditionally former high ranking u.s. government officials retained their security clearances to enable consultations on pressing issues the white house charges brennan and others are trying to make money off that access profiting from public speaking events through book sales and even as t.v. commentators think donald trump has. the reputation of the office of the presidency brennan has also been a vocal critic of trump on twitter the white house says it's pulling but its clear is specifically for contradictory and erroneous testimony before congress alleging he falsely denied the cia had infiltrated senate staff members computers mr brennan has a history that calls into question is objectivity and credibility on twitter brennan responded saying that my principles are worth far more than clearances i will not relent democratic members of congress argue revoking brennan's clearance is a misuse of presidential power it is nothing

i don't see how he has helped. >> mr. brennan has gone way over the view. i think redistricting -- restricting his clearance or pulling his clearance makes sense. >> the fact he is out there every single day acting in a partisan way doesn't help his cause. >> former top government officials are generally allowed to keep security clearance to advise feud administrations. >> let's bring in greg valliere from washington. what do you make of this? this is a political hit list. this is the president trying to drain the intelligence community that is at odds with his policies to people. brennan is a partisan hack. >> christine, i think the rev b reverberations from the helsinki summit are still an issue. siding with the russian intelligence rather his own intelligence community. trump can say they are all against me. there are two sides to the story. a lot of moving parts. >> greg, i want to talk about the decision by the department of defense to hold off on the president's military parade that is supposed to take place in early november. the reports that the cos

in a statement, he accused mr brennan of using his access to sensitive information to make unfounded allegations against the administration. mr brennan said the move was part of president trump's broader effort to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics. police investigating an incident in which a car crashed into barriers outside the houses of parliament have been given more time to question a 29—year—old man. salih khater, who came to britain from sudan, was held on a terrorism charge, and has since been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. new zealand's parliament has banned many foreigners from buying existing homes in the country. the move is aimed at making properties more affordable, and it only applies to non—residents. australians and singaporeans are exempt because of free—trade deals. briony sowden has more. new zealand is attractive for a number of reasons. it's become a sort of sanctuary for the world's rich. james cameron actually owns a propertyjust outside of wellington in a place called wairarapa, and queenstown, which many people know as a touris

mr. brennan are now outweighed by the risk posed by his erratic conduct and behavior. second, that conduct and behavior tested and far exceeded the limits of any personal courtesy that may have been due to him. history has called into question his objectivity and credibility. i'm evaluating action with respect to the following the visuals, james clapper, james comey and, michael hayden, sally and yates, susan rice, anja mckay, peter strzok, lisa page, and bruce ohr. security clearances for those who still have the may be revoked and those who have reduced their security clearance may not have it reinstated. >> sean: it is about time, for months here on this program we have been calling out brennan over his serious and blatant abuse of power. during his time as obama cia director, john brennan was responsible for the proliferation of christopher steele's dirty dossier in an effort to take down then candidate donald trump and legitimized salacious, unverified claims, russian lies found in t

mr. brennan is no longer part of that group. he has become a politician. he has been given gobs of money to go on national television to make provocative political statement. that is his right. many of those statements would be over the top if mr. brennan believed there was a top. if he repeated in an airport some of the things he said on tv they would put him in handcuffs or a straitjacket. there is nothing wrong with that. this is a free country. i may disagree wit, but this is a free country but you can't become a politician and do it in the morning and at night use your security clearance to call your friends in the bureaucracy and get inside information. now mr. brennan, he seems surprised that his security clearance would be removed. i can't imagine why. he wants to be a politician. politics is not -- it is a full contact sport. if you want to run with the big dogs, you're going to get bitten a few times. stuart: yep. >> i think mr. brennan made his decision. it is about the money. it is about politics and you know, god bless him if that is what he w

in a statement, he accused mr brennan of using his access to sensitive information to make unfounded allegations against his administration. mr brennan said the move was part of president trump's broader effort to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics. the security clearance of other former officials is also under review. the two women charged over the assassination of kim jong—nam, the half—brother of north korea's leader, are expected to find out later today whether or not they'll go on trial. a malaysian judge will shortly rule on the case against siti aisyah and doan thi huong, who are accused of smearing the lethal nerve agent vx over the face of mr kim at kuala lumpur international airport last year. the pair claim they believed they were playing roles in a prank television show. we'll speak live to our correspondent in kuala lumpar in an hour's time. new zealand's parliament has banned many foreigners from buying existing homes in the country. the move is aimed at making properties more affordable, and it only applies to non—residents. australians and singaporean

mr. brennan followed that up with a more vitriolic appearanco on conspiracy tv nbc. take a look. >> i do believe that mr. trump decided to take this action as he has with others to try to intimidate and suppress any criticism of him or his administration. and revoking my security clearances is his way of trying to get back at me. i've seen this type of behavior and actions on the part of despots and autocrats for many, many years during my cia and national security career. i never, ever thought i would see it here in the united states. c and so i do believe that all americans really need to take stock of what is happening right now in our governments. >> sean: i love getting lectured from former communists. this country is a better place tonight without that man having his fingers on america's most sensitive secrets. how a former communist ever became barack obama's cia director is another insane part of all of this. meanwhile, sarah sanders announced nine other current or former official security clearances also under review, including the liar, the leaker known as

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mr. brennan has demonstrated that if that is not the case. he has been very political. i think that i called him a butthead, and i meant it. he has given the national intelligence committee a bad name. >> harris: you know that that is going to hashtag. and now the white house is reviewing the security clearance of former doj and fbi officials. some have lost their clearance, may not have to have it reinstated. sean spicer, how different is this from anything we have seen in the past in terms of security clearances? >> sean: it is different in a lot of ways, but it is different that you do not have the heads of these organizations going out and being overtly political. you do not have generally speaking cia director that goes out and attacks the current commander-in-chief. using treason's, high crimes, misdemeanors. it is on both sides. you have these individuals that are going out and using positions of trust and ones that have been nonpolitical. and engaging in a political way. in other words you are seeing a political response. >> harris: marie, you are the only one o

mr. brennan has demonstrated that that's not the case. he's been totally political. i think i called him a butthead and i meant it. i think he's given the national intelligence community a bad name. i don't see why he would need a security clearance. i really don't. >> i mean, you know, a few republicans have spoken out against trump's actions on brenner. but i mean, all in all there's no bipartisanship, so much for bipartisanship. >> these guys live in the state of either fear or admiration of donald trump at all times. they will do nothing that will cause his rage to be transferred from john brennan on to them. and so, you know, the moral cowardice of all these people is extreme at all times. and, you know, look. kennedy's statement, he's got a colorful style to him. i guess that was sort of on brand for him. but you didn't hear a lot of people, you know, saying that the intelligence community doesn't need to be treated as a political football by donald trump. these are retired intelligence officers, they have every first amendment right to speak out. they have eve