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Trump never revoked John Brennan's security clearance
Washington Examiner ^ | May 25, 2019 | Daniel Chaitin

Posted on 05/25/2019 6:08:46 PM PDT by hiho hiho

President Trump never revoked former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance.

The president announced in August that Brennan's security clearance was being stripped due to "erratic behavior" that disqualified him from having access to sensitive information.

But the White House never followed through with the complicated bureaucratic process of revocation, a source told the New York Times.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brennan; cia; fakenews; johnbrennan; newyorkslimes; securityclearance
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To: traderrob6

Those “ex-officials” become paid lobbyists trading on national security information. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton trafficked in such intel.


21 posted on 05/25/2019 6:39:27 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

That’s for sure.


22 posted on 05/25/2019 6:42:26 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: realcleanguy

He’s an enemy mole working for the Globalist’s/New World Order/Deep State. He is a true Enemy Within who was and is out to take down the USA.


23 posted on 05/25/2019 6:44:36 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: John S Mosby; drdirt333; Lisbon1940; hiho hiho

Some can have their access revoked, while they still maintain their clearance on paper.

Formally revoking the clearance is kind of a disciplinary action - something that has to be done for cause, and can be appealed - like reducing someone’s rank.

Cutting off their access (especially to higher classification levels/compartments) is a much simpler administrative/operational procedure. Once they leave their position, they no longer have a need to know - read them out, cancel their account, take back the keys, change the combinations - just like they do to regular employees who leave. Allowing continued access to classified systems and information is a perk afforded to top people. The President can revoke that with a verbal command.


24 posted on 05/25/2019 6:46:17 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: hiho hiho
"the complicated bureaucratic process of revocation"

BULL!

National Command Authority declares authority for access terminated and its done.

Badges pulled, access codes deleted, physical access to computer assets is denied, building access is denied, etc....!!!!

25 posted on 05/25/2019 6:49:21 PM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: BeauBo

it’s an anonymous source at NYT, so who knows the truth as yet.

also, Examiner states:

A CIA spokesperson declined to comment, telling the Washington Examiner the agency does not discuss individual security clearances. The White House did not immediately return a request for comment...
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-never-revoked-john-brennans-security-clearance

this needs to be cleared up fast and, if Brennan hasn’t lost his clearance, it should be taken away now.


26 posted on 05/25/2019 6:51:03 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: G Larry

AND, anybody guilty of subsequent dissemination of restricted data is guilty of a security breach and THEIR clearance is pulled until the matter is resolved.


27 posted on 05/25/2019 6:51:40 PM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: John S Mosby
— it isn’t true. Brennan has been unable to be booked as contracted with msnlsdnbc network— since he now has no implied or actual “little bird” to tell tales for them.

As long as Bennan and MSNBC believe he's lost his security clearance, that's all that matters.

Maybe the NYT made it all up to stir the pot. Who knows, but we should get some kind of confirmation or rebuttal elsewhere soon.

28 posted on 05/25/2019 6:54:29 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: hiho hiho

If this is not true, the administration needs to send someone forth asap to say so.


29 posted on 05/25/2019 6:54:50 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Grampa Dave

Yep!

Notice the sudden wave of “news”, countering everything related to Trump.

It is a wave too.

MSNBC is even circulating a “report” showing the worst manufacturing numbers since Obama’s second year in office.

Along with all the other lie’s about all things related to Trump, it’s pretty clear the anti-American socialist demon liar party’s mass media propaganda outlets are attempting to create the narrative that Trump is lying about the economy!


30 posted on 05/25/2019 6:55:43 PM PDT by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!))
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To: Grampa Dave

Are you kidding?


31 posted on 05/25/2019 6:58:20 PM PDT by softengine
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To: BeauBo

Glad to see someone post this. I saw the same or similar explanation at the time this was news. Maybe you posted that too. Having a security clearance doesn’t mean you have access to anything.


32 posted on 05/25/2019 7:01:34 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: patriotfury
MSNBC is even circulating a “report” showing the worst manufacturing numbers since Obama’s second year in office.

At least they know where to look when they need a 'worst case' for comparison. lol

33 posted on 05/25/2019 7:04:31 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: TigersEye

what about this! unbelievable. FakeNewsMSM needs to be held accountable.

23 May: Tweet: Paul Sperry
Rasmussen: Just 34% of voters know that the Steele dossier was paid for by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign
You can thank the Beltway media for this national ignorance. They covered up Hillary’s role. Knew about it during the campaign. Buried it. Until Nunes forced it out
https://twitter.com/paulsperry_/status/1131727497543004160

21 May: ScottRasmussen.com: 64% Think FBI Knew The Dossier Was Unreliable When They Applied for Search Warrant Against Trump Campaign
Just 34% of voters know that the compilation of the dossier was paid for by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign...
https://scottrasmussen.com/64-think-fbi-knew-the-dossier-was-unreliable-when-they-applied-for-search-warrant-against-trump-campaign/


34 posted on 05/25/2019 7:07:56 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: hiho hiho

Maybe they PURPOSELY did not revoke it, making Brennan think they thought it had been. So he would make some stupid mistake and leak a fake document to one of his contacts, and be caught in a felony trap.


35 posted on 05/25/2019 7:10:40 PM PDT by montag813
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To: hiho hiho

It was a big deal in the fascist mob media, when Brennan had his clearance revoked.

Regardless, Brennan (as with the entire DNC), is a true principled enemy of everything our Constitutional Republic and liberty is built on.

It is off subject a bit, but related to Iran, if Brennan spoke of or communicated any highly classified material in his most recent “closed door” meeting with the DNC, and any of them or their staff members were not “read in” to any portion of the material he discussed with them related to Iran (as a couple of people have relayed to me), this would be another illegal massive national security “event”.

We already know a number of left wing legilators and people like Kerry and even Oba have been traveling the world meeting with foreign leaders to counter the current administration and US posture.


36 posted on 05/25/2019 7:11:57 PM PDT by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!))
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To: patriotfury

good piece:

25 May: ZeroHedge: How times change: 2014 mainstream media demands Obama fire Brennan, fix intel agencies
by Tyler Durden
They’re starting to panic...
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-25/how-times-change-2014-mainstream-media-demands-obama-fire-brennan-fix-intel


37 posted on 05/25/2019 7:13:36 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: hiho hiho
But the White House never followed through with the complicated bureaucratic process of revocation, a source told the New York Times.

NYT/Fake News likelihood is high, but for those who are wringing their hands over this, Brennan's legal access to classified info ended when he left his last government position. Even if his clearance had been renewed shortly before he was shown the door and had years left before expiration, his "Need to Know" evaporated at the end of his last government work day.

Anyone sharing classified information with Brennan after that point did so illegally, just as if he'd never had a security clearance.

38 posted on 05/25/2019 7:19:30 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: hiho hiho

I was under the impression that if a security clearance was not renewed, it automatically would lapse.


39 posted on 05/25/2019 7:20:19 PM PDT by Constantine XI Palaeologus ("Vicisti, Galilaee")
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To: MAGAthon

The #FakeNews media should hang right alongside the traitors.
Or be turned over to angry mobs.

Far more will soon know who did what. They will do what they can to downplay it all but they will cover it when the indictments start to fall.


40 posted on 05/25/2019 7:23:19 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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