175 Former National-Security Officials Join Protest of Trump's Move on Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast



The national-security protest letter-writing campaign continues, with 175 former top U.S. officials rebuking President Donald Trump for stripping former CIA chief John Brennan of his security clearance last week. “Our firm belief is that the country will be weakened if there is a political litmus test applied” before seasoned professionals can share their unclassified views, the new batch of signers wrote. They include Nick Rasmussen, the former National Counterterrorism Center director; former Deputy Secretary of State William Burns; former National Security Adviser Anthony Lake; more than 10 former U.S. ambassadors, and more than 20 former U.S. Attorneys. The latest missive follows one last Thursday, when 15 former directors and deputies from the CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence voiced their objections. A day later, 60 former senior CIA officials added their names, said former CIA spokesman Bill Harlow. “Over the weekend, the organizers of the initial messages were inundated with requests,” from senior officials who “wanted to speak out against treating security clearances like political party favors.” Trump has threatened to strip clearances from a half-dozen other former officials and one who is currently serving at the Justice Department. —Kimberly Dozier


READ IT AT STATEMENT FROM FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF SECURITY CLEARANCES

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[Leghorn21]

1. "175 Angry Dems who are soooo Conflicted!!"

kidding

This is statement is marvelous and much-needed

[Fred Sanders]

4. The 175 are not all Democrats, but you are right! Shitler might just Twitter that now! And of course

the orange menace may have to add about 100 million angry Democrat voters in a few weeks time...

[SHRED]

2. And the real fucking irony is

They are more than likely overwhelmingly Republican.
Many voted for him I'm sure.

[Achilleaze]

3. G.O.P. maintains cowardly silence

in order to enable & empower Dirty Donny their republican family-values role model, the ignoble republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[riversedge]

5. And the media for the most part has been silent on Repug lack of oversight of Oval Office.

[Brother Buzz]

6. I am Spartacus!

[mpcamb]

7. Has anyone backed trump in this security clearance denial?

Yet he continues to get headlines while he spews his usual venom.

I don't get it. He maligns the press and they still treat him with kid gloves.