John Brennan blocked from accessing classified information
by Daniel Chaitin, Breaking News Editor & Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter |
| July 29, 2020 08:21 AM
Former CIA Director John Brennan, a vocal critic of President Trump, has been blocked from accessing his classified notes and records.
He writes in his forthcoming book, Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies, at Home and Abroad, that after months of "haggling" he discovered the CIA was abiding by the directive Trump gave in August 2018 "that purportedly forbids anyone in the intelligence community from sharing classified information with me."
The White House confirmed the directive was being enforced, which is news considering the New York Times reported in May of last year that the president never revoked Brennan's security clearance.
“The President has constitutional authority to control access to classified information, which he exercised here in view of Mr. Brennan’s erratic behavior and the President’s belief that access to classified information should be solely for the benefit of the government and the American people,†White House spokesman Judd Deere said.
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