Bolton Unable To Name A Single Occasion When Brennan Misused Clearance

[riversedge]

just repeat the lie. over and over.





Bolton Unable To Name A Single Occasion When Brennan Misused Clearance
http://www.nationalmemo.com/bolton-unable-to-name-a-single-occasion-when-brennan-misused-clearance/



August 20, 2018 4:08 am


Trump national security adviser John Bolton flamed out while trying to defend Trump’s decision to revoke former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance.


Trump claims he revoked Brennan’s clearance to protect classified information — but during a Sunday interview on ABC, Bolton was unable to provide a single example of Brennan actually misusing any classified information. This made it clearer than ever that Trump’s attacks on Brennan are petty and politically motivated.

“What does this have to do with protecting classified information?” anchor Martha Raddatz asked Bolton on Sunday morning’s edition of “This Week,” referring to Trump’s decision to strip Brennan of his security clearance.

Bolton insisted that former intelligence officials need to “keep that wall of separation between intelligence and policy, and I don’t think Brennan has followed that … whether he actually used classified information, I think people will be able to determine.”

“Are there any specific examples that you think he used classified intelligence to politicize?” Raddatz asked.

“No,” Bolton replied, “but I think there is a line, and somebody can cross it.”

After Bolton brought up his own criticism of past administrations, Raddatz asked, “Would you have been fine if President Obama had revoked your security clearance for criticizing him, which you did frequently?”

“No, because I didn’t use classified information,” Bolton claimed — implying once again that Brennan had crossed that line, but Bolton hadn’t. [THEN BOLTON REPEATS HIS LIE]

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[badhair77]

1. Yes, Martha!

Call out this slimeball on his hypocrisy. Why is he in a position of power.

[gratuitous]

2. Bested by a girl

That's gotta sting for Old Walrus Face.

[badhair77]

3. Yep. That's got to hurt.

Has he ever come up with a name for her? If not, he will just for picking on poor walrus-face.

[Nitram]

4. Bolton et al are trying to confound private comment on policy with misuse of classified information.

The "line" Bolton says Brennan crossed refers to the line between intelligence analysis and policy formation. But Brennan has not discussed classified information in public. Just because he is a former member of the intelligence community does not prohibit him from political commentary as a private citizen.

[NCjack]

5. When DEMs get back into power, I want Bolton's security clearance yanked. nt

[Mc Mike]

6. He sounds about as stupid as I thought he would. bircher freak.

[duforsure]

7. He should have his clearance revoked

And asked if he had relations or was close to the gal recently jailed for being a russian spy. Bolton's corrupt.

[malaise]

8. Bolton is one evil scumbag

brought to the world by Bush and Cheney

[VOX]

9. "I think there is a line, and somebody can cross it."

Smacks a bit of Dean Wormer putting Animal House, already on probabion, on "double-secret probation."

Bolton is a worm.

[Cha]

10. KR!

[rocktivity]

11. Well, let's be fair

We don't know if BOLTON has the clearance to KNOW if or when Brennan misused his clearance...


rocktivity