Headline RoundupAugust 20th, 2018
Controversy Mounts Over Trump's Cancellation of Brennan's Security Clearance
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A bipartisan group of more than 175 officials from the Pentagon and State Department added their names to a statement condemning President Trump's recent decision to revoke ex-CIA director John Brennan's security clearance for publicly criticizing the president's interactions with Russia. Some supporters of Trump's decision say that Brennan is irresponsibly outspoken and has politicized intelligence matters.
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Trump says he welcomes a lawsuit from Brennan contesting his loss of a security clearanceWashington Post
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President Trump said Monday that he would welcome a threatened lawsuit from former CIA director John Brennan, saying it would expose Brennan to the release of documents that would prove him to be “the worst CIA Director in our country’s history.”
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New outcry over Trump's revocation of Brennan security clearanceReuters
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More than 175 former State Department and Pentagon officials added their names to a statement signed by national security officials criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel the security clearance of former Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan.
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Revoking Brennan’s Security Clearance: The Right Thing, Even if for the Wrong ReasonNational Review (News)
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It’s right because he is irresponsible and untrustworthy and has politicized intelligence.
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