Clapper and former Deputy CIA Directors John McLaughlin, Stephen Kappes, Avril Haines, David Cohen and Michael Morell.Īnother former CIA director, Robert M. Petraeus former Director of National Intelligence James R. They included former directors of central intelligence William H. Signing the letter was a virtual who’s who of American spy chiefs dating back to the late 1980s - a striking show of solidarity from the top ranks of the national security establishment, many of whom had avoided public criticism of Trump until now. The bipartisan group condemned what they called the president’s “ill-considered and unprecedented remarks and actions.”
Trump spoke after 13 former top intelligence officials issued a harsh rebuke of his decision to strip the security clearance from John Brennan, a former CIA director who has become one of Trump’s most sulfurous critics. President Trump escalated his feud with the nation’s law enforcement and intelligence community Friday, threatening to revoke the security clearance of a Justice Department official and defying a bipartisan backlash of complaints that he is seeking to stifle criticism and politicize national security.
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