Former Special Ops Official ‘Shocked’ Trump White House Isn’t…
Two retired colonels say former Secretary of State and failed 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should have had her security clearance pulled. One, retired Col.
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Today: Danger: No Clearance?
All that criticism of President Trump from former national security and law enforcement officials isn't going over well in the White House, and now Trump is considering a way to punish half a dozen by revoking their security clearances . Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders accused them of having "politicized and in some cases monetized their public service and security clearances, making baseless accusations of improper contact with Russia."
Ex-DNI chief confirms Trump was briefed on Putina s involvement in 2016 election
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper confirmed Thursday that Donald Trump was briefed on US intelligence findings that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered cyberattacks to attempt to sway the 2016 presidential election. Clapper told CNN's "New Day" that he and other intelligence officers briefed Trump, who was President-elect at the time, and his team on January 6, 2017.
James Clapper: Kim Jong Un ‘May Have Met His Match’ With ‘Unconventional’ Trump
State of the Union and said he supports President Donald Trump 's cancellation of his summit with Kim Jong Un - adding that the North Korean leader may have "met his match" in the U.S. president. In an interview with Dana Bash , Clapper spoke on the letter Trump sent to Kim declaring the cancellation of a planned summit between the two leaders, originally slated for June 12. Nonetheless, Trump said on Sunday that the meeting could be back on.
Clapper: ‘Obama Had No Knowledge’ Of FBI Informant In The Trump Campaign
James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, said Friday that former President Barack Obama had "no knowledge" of an FBI informant in the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election. "I am sure President Obama had no knowledge whatsoever of an informant," Clapper said, adding that the FBI has many informants who play various roles within the department "who provide very valuable information and do so in a legitimate way."
Ap Fact Check: Trump distortions while trashing Russia probe
President Donald Trump is twisting the words of his predecessor's national intelligence director as part of his stepped-up effort to trash the credibility of the special counsel's Russia investigation. In a tweet Thursday, during a stormy week on Twitter by the president, Trump said James Clapper acknowledged there was "Spying in my campaign," meaning an informant implanted inside the operation.
Trump tweets that James Clapper admitted there was a spy in his campaign — is he right?
President Donald Trump has issued a series of tweets and statements about his concerns that elements of the FBI and Department of Justice were spying on his presidential campaign in 2016. On Thursday, Trump said that former National Intelligence Director James Clapper had acknowledged there was "Spying in my campaign."
James Clapper accuses Trump of politicizing the justice system
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Monday that President Trump's demand to know if his campaign was spied on could politicize parts of the justice system. "I think that's actually very a disturbing assault on the independence of the Department of Justice and I think when the president - this president or any other president - tries to use the Department of Justice as a private investigatory body, that's not good for the country," Mr. Clapper said on CNN.
‘It’s a Good Thing’…
Obama's former DNI Chief James Clapper said Thursday evening on CNN it's a good thing the Deep State FBI was spying on Trump's camp. While speaking to Clapper, CNN's Don Lemon referenced the NY Times article which revealed the FBI embedded at least one spy in Trump's camp during the 2016 election.
Clapper Calls Facebook Official’s Post That Trump Touted ‘False’
Former U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper contradicted a tweet from a Facebook Inc. executive that said swaying the 2016 election wasn't the main aim of Russian interference outlined in a new indictment. "Clearly the Russians were trying to affect the election," Clapper, who served under President Barack Obama, said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday.
James Clapper’s perjury, and why DC made men don’t get charged for lying to Congress
In DC, perjury is not simply tolerated, it is rewarded. In a city of made men and women, nothing says loyalty quite as much as lying under oath.
Nikki Haley: The De Facto Agent of Influence
The most recent claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "running" Donald Trump as if the U.S. president is a Russian intelligence asset comes from former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. "[Putin] knows how to handle an asset, and that's what he's doing with the president," Clapper told CNN last Monday.
James Clapper: It looks to me like Putin is handling Trump as “an asset”
What a worm. He's making a pedestrian point here, that Putin's training as an intelligence officer prepared him to read people well in order to obtain their cooperation.
Former intelligence officials say Trump is being manipulated by Putin
Two former top U.S. intelligence officials said on Sunday they fear President Donald Trump is being manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, after Trump said he believed Putin was sincere in denying Russian meddling in the 2016 election. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they take part in a family photo at the APEC summit in Danang, Vietnam November 10, 2017.
A little scary, a lot misleading
Former National Intelligence Director James R. Clapper Jr. may have put it best when -- appearing on CNN after Donald Trump's dyspeptic, disjointed, disgraceful pep rally Tuesday evening at the Phoenix Convention Center -- he questioned the president's fitness for office and whether he's "looking for a way out." What if, Clapper wondered in his most sobering assessment, a president capable of such a "downright scary and disturbing" performance before cheering supporters decides to use nuclear weapons against North Korea? "There's actually very little to stop him," the career intelligence professional observed.
Trump rage-tweets at ‘lying’ ex-DNI Clapper for questioning his mental stability
President Donald Trump was very busy tweeting on Thursday, as he lashed out at former President Barack Obama, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and even the leaders of his own party . In Clapper's case, the president took issue with his recent decision to publicly question Trump's mental fitness to be in the Oval Office.
‘In Some Respects, We’re A Nation in Crisis Right Now,’ Former CIA Director Says
Former CIA Director John Brennan appears before a House hearing in May. He told a public policy conference on Friday that Trump associates should have known better than to meet with a Russian lawyer last year. Just ask James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, and John Brennan, the former leader of the Central Intelligence Agency.
James Clapper: Trump is ‘making Russia great again’
James Clapper: Trump is 'making Russia great again' Former officials describe Trump's 'disparagement' of intel community as 'shameful' Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2vK3ydW President Donald Trump's legal team is evaluating potential conflicts of interest among members of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigative team James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, says there was no court order to monitor Donald Trump's phones. ASPEN, Colo.
Former intelligence director James Clapper is writing a book
This May 8, 2017 file photo shows former National Intelligence Director James Clapper testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Clapper, a former top intelligence official who has clashed with President Donald Trump, has a book deal.
The Latest: Susan Rice to talk to Senate intel panel
The panel, which is investigating Russian interference in U.S. elections, is interviewing several former Obama administration officials. Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice will speak to staff on the Senate Intelligence Committee this week.