Shane Harris & Josh Dawsey, WaPo:
“The President’s order went into effect immediately, and Mr. Brennan no longer has access to classified information,” White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said.
Earlier this month, President Trump announced in a statement read by his press secretary that he had revoked Brennan’s clearance, citing Brennan’s criticism of the administration and alleging that he had abused his position.
Paperwork to formally revoke the clearance has been “delayed,” a senior White House official said, without offering any explanation.
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The White House was prompted to clarify the status of Brennan’s clearance after he appeared on television earlier in the day and said he was still unclear about his status. As a former CIA director, Brennan was allowed to keep a clearance in case current agency leaders want to consult him on classified matters or seek his advice.
“The only thing I’ve heard about my security clearance from the government is when [White House press secretary] Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at the podium that my clearance had been stripped,” Brennan said on MSNBC, where he is a national security analyst. “I’ve not been contacted by anybody at all either before or since then. So whether or not my clearance has been stripped, I’m still uncertain about.”
One of the great things about "the deep state" is that there are people who know how to make the thing work the way it should - ie: doing the right thing - even tho' there are more than a few who're willing to do the wrong thing in service to power for the sake of power (ie: The Daddy State).
I've done more than my share of government bashing (sometimes warranted and sometimes not). How are we supposed to know what's going on when a part of the government's job is to make sure nobody knows what's actually going on? (Again - sometimes warranted and sometimes not).
Anyway, it's kinda interesting that a fair percentage of Berkenstock-Americans are adamantly defending the CIA and the FBI these days.
But this little dustup, while potentially very problematic, appears to be more of the same old bullshit TV drama that 45* pimps every fucking day.
And that right there is a big part of the dilemma that the Press Poodles have to contend with. They can't ignore Cult45, even tho' that's prob'ly what needs to happen.
A large and growing majority will be very glad to see these clowns dumped in the woods wearing nothing but their undies and thick layers of tar and feathers.
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The White House was prompted to clarify the status of Brennan’s clearance after he appeared on television earlier in the day and said he was still unclear about his status. As a former CIA director, Brennan was allowed to keep a clearance in case current agency leaders want to consult him on classified matters or seek his advice.
“The only thing I’ve heard about my security clearance from the government is when [White House press secretary] Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at the podium that my clearance had been stripped,” Brennan said on MSNBC, where he is a national security analyst. “I’ve not been contacted by anybody at all either before or since then. So whether or not my clearance has been stripped, I’m still uncertain about.”
One of the great things about "the deep state" is that there are people who know how to make the thing work the way it should - ie: doing the right thing - even tho' there are more than a few who're willing to do the wrong thing in service to power for the sake of power (ie: The Daddy State).
I've done more than my share of government bashing (sometimes warranted and sometimes not). How are we supposed to know what's going on when a part of the government's job is to make sure nobody knows what's actually going on? (Again - sometimes warranted and sometimes not).
Anyway, it's kinda interesting that a fair percentage of Berkenstock-Americans are adamantly defending the CIA and the FBI these days.
But this little dustup, while potentially very problematic, appears to be more of the same old bullshit TV drama that 45* pimps every fucking day.
And that right there is a big part of the dilemma that the Press Poodles have to contend with. They can't ignore Cult45, even tho' that's prob'ly what needs to happen.
A large and growing majority will be very glad to see these clowns dumped in the woods wearing nothing but their undies and thick layers of tar and feathers.
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