"If my clearances and my reputation as I’m being pulled through the mud now, if that’s the price we’re going to pay to prevent Donald Trump from doing this against other people, to me it’s a small price to pay," Brennan said.
Retired Adm. Mike Mullen said Sunday that President Trump's list of former intelligence officials at risk of losing their security clearances is reminiscent of former President Richard Nixon's enemies list and Joseph McCarthy-era politics.
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said Sunday that he thinks the relationship between the national security community and President Trump is on the edge of shattering.
Former CIA director Leon Panetta on Sunday suggested that President Trump might not have had the authority to revoke ex-CIA director John Brennan’s security clearance.
“I think a number of people have commented that he couldn't be in the position he's in of criticizing President Trump and his so-called collusion with Russia unless he did use classified information,” the national security adviser said. “But I don't know the specifics.”
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Sunday he doesn't have an issue with President Trump revoking ex-CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance, but added that the practice shouldn't become "routine."
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on Sunday decried members of the intelligence community and the news media for what he said was "fake outrage" over President Trump's decision to terminate former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance.
Rudy Giuliani on Sunday acknowledged that the original purpose of a meeting at Trump Tower between members of the Trump campaign and a Russian lawyer was to gather information on Hillary Clinton, but denied that it amounted to attempted collusion.
Rudy Giuliani on Sunday argued that President Trump could get caught in a perjury trap if he agrees to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, saying "truth isn't truth."
National security adviser John Bolton said Sunday that U.S. officials are concerned about meddling in this fall’s midterm elections by China, Iran and North Korea, in addition to Russia.
“I’m always open to new ideas,” White House national security adviser John Bolton said. “But I'm not going to comment on what the thinking is. That'll ultimately be the president's decision.”
White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney on Sunday argued the media has overplayed the possibility of a government shutdown next month, even though President Trump has voiced support for a shutdown on multiple occasions.
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