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NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearances
« on: July 24, 2018, 09:18:38 pm »
24 Jul 2018

NBC News reporter Ken Dilanian suggested Monday that President Donald Trump would hurt the livelihoods of Obama administration alumni by taking away the “valuable commodity” of their security clearances.

Dilanian (pictured, bottom center), who covers the intelligence community and national security issues, accused Trump of “seeking to levy a financial penalty” on former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper — both of whom are paid contributors at cable news networks.

Brennan now works for Dilanian’s employer NBC News as an MSNBC analyst. Clapper has since joined CNN in a similar capacity.

He further insinuated that federal employees should consider resisting the order if the president gives it, lambasting Trump for what he called an “extraordinary threat of political retribution.”

    Security clearances are a valuable commodity. By making this threat, @realDonaldTrump is seeking to levy a financial penalty on @JohnBrennan and Clapper. There are also public policy reasons that former intel leaders remain cleared–so they can help their successors.

    — Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) July 23, 2018

    The national security officials who run this process will have to decide whether they can live with themselves if they go along with this extraordinary threat of political retribution. The president can probably pull the clearances of anybody he wants. https://t.co/ZIcvqLKDDb

    — Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) July 23, 2018

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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2018, 09:19:16 pm »
And the reason we should care is.......
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2018, 09:24:53 pm »
Quote from: dfwgator on July 24, 2018, 09:19:16 pm
And the reason we should care is.......


The same reason why the nuclear option in the senate isn’t common practice:  Eventually, the other side will be in power and use those same tactics to take punitive action or push horrible policies.  Think Obamacare was bad?  Just wait.
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2018, 09:44:17 pm »
Quote from: edpc on July 24, 2018, 09:24:53 pm

The same reason why the nuclear option in the senate isn’t common practice:  Eventually, the other side will be in power and use those same tactics to take punitive action or push horrible policies.  Think Obamacare was bad?  Just wait.
You see nothing extraordinary with Brennan' behavior?


Kissinger, George Schultz,, Carter, GHW Bush, Clinton, GW Bush, Cheney, Biden and plenty other have NOT one what Brennan has done.

Why should he NOT suffer professional embarrassment forgoing outside established and traditional norms?
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2018, 09:50:26 pm »
Load of crap.  Besides.  Boo Hoo Hooo. if it does. 
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2018, 09:53:43 pm »
Quote from: truth_seeker on July 24, 2018, 09:44:17 pm
You see nothing extraordinary with Brennan' behavior?


Kissinger, George Schultz,, Carter, GHW Bush, Clinton, GW Bush, Cheney, Biden and plenty other have NOT one what Brennan has done.

Why should he NOT suffer professional embarrassment forgoing outside established and traditional norms?


Because Brennan is allowed to be an idiot and whoever supports him in the future will marginalize themselves along with him.  Taking this action is petty and vindictive.  It also sets a terrible precedent for future presidents to do similar things in response to criticism.  In the end, I have a feeling this will end up like Putin's proposal over the ambassador - he'll do a 180, because of the pushback.
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2018, 10:20:16 pm »

Security clearances are valuable commodities? I gotta get me some of them.

What the hell is he saying? That classified information is for sale? That people like Brennan and Clapper are hired to leak classified information? That Sarah Sanders was on the mark with her comment?


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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2018, 10:28:31 pm »
Security clearances are granted based on an actual and factual need, not as some kind of status symbol or "ticket" to riches.

They're granted by the DoD and other agencies at their own discretion.

If there is no longer a "need to know" for these two, then let the clearances expire or revoke them based on non-compliance with NDAs and policy.
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2018, 10:29:10 pm »
Works for me.  They're using their SC's to profit as "insider experts" on every slimy MSM program that will have them on.

Yank 'em.  Bar them from reapplying for 10 years and then make them go through the SF-86 application process again when they can apply.
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2018, 10:30:13 pm »
Quote from: edpc on July 24, 2018, 09:24:53 pm

The same reason why the nuclear option in the senate isn’t common practice:  Eventually, the other side will be in power and use those same tactics to take punitive action or push horrible policies.  Think Obamacare was bad?  Just wait.

Why does Brennan need it anymore?
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2018, 10:33:03 pm »
Quote from: dfwgator on July 24, 2018, 10:30:13 pm
Why does Brennan need it anymore?


Same reason as people from various administrations still have theirs.  From time to time, they're asked to consult on matters from their experience.
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2018, 10:39:42 pm »
Sounds to me like the commie media is more worried about not having as many people on the inside spying as they would like to have.
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2018, 11:04:32 pm »
Quote from: edpc on July 24, 2018, 10:33:03 pm

Same reason as people from various administrations still have theirs.  From time to time, they're asked to consult on matters from their experience.

Obviously Trump feels their services are no longer required.
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2018, 11:13:08 pm »
Quote from: dfwgator on July 24, 2018, 11:04:32 pm
Obviously Trump feels their services are no longer required.


I think the more obvious thing is it's another one of his bluffs.  It's fairly amusing to hear complaints from this admin about people monetizing their position when you've got lobbyists paying Gates for WH access, Manafort getting millions in loans by dangling govt postings, Cohen getting consulting deals from places like Novartis, and special interest groups staying in the DC Trump Hotel.
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2018, 11:23:13 pm »
Quote from: edpc on July 24, 2018, 11:13:08 pm

I think the more obvious thing is it's another one of his bluffs.  It's fairly amusing to hear complaints from this admin about people monetizing their position when you've got lobbyists paying Gates for WH access, Manafort getting millions in loans by dangling govt postings, Cohen getting consulting deals from places like Novartis, and special interest groups staying in the DC Trump Hotel.


Fine, we'll take away all of their security clearances. Problem solved.

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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2018, 11:47:16 pm »
S'alright folks... Calm down...
Tump can give em a subsidy...
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #16 on: July 25, 2018, 12:03:31 am »
“valuable commodity” of their security clearances.

Looks like Donny isn't the one who should be investigated if these clearances are now a commodity.
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Re: NBC Reporter: Trump Will Cause ‘Financial’ Harm to Clapper, Brennan by Revoking Security Clearan
« Reply #17 on: July 25, 2018, 12:19:43 am »
Quote from: dfwgator on July 24, 2018, 11:04:32 pm
Obviously Trump feels their services are no longer required.

How will future presidents know what Gus Hall would've done?
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