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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 15

      If the press didn't chase after this Brennan story like six year olds after a soccer ball, it would disincent Trump from making this a trend.

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    2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 15

      Then, when Gina Haspel and Dan Coats intercede with Trump bc it benefits them to consult with Brennan bc he actually knows some stuff, he will have fewer reasons not to quietly back down.

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    3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 15

      Anyway, it would be the most 2018 thing ever for resistance hero John Brennan to challenge losing his security clearance and in so doing finally start chipping away at Navy v Egan. If he did it I might even be nice to him for an afternoon.

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    4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 15

      Navy v. Egan, btw, is the SCOTUS precedent that says POTUS has fairly broad authorities to revoke someone's security clearance. It's what WHes use to claim they can classify or declassify at will. Was used to justify outing Valerie Plame and leak Iraq WMD to the press.

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    5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 15

      Brennan would prolly have a pretty good case to challenge Navy v. Egan (reminder, NAL). But if he succeeded, it would make it easier, say, for @JasonLeopold to FOIA CIA.

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    6. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 15

      Anyway, this is more interesting, IMO, bc it's the second very public humiliation of Dan Coats (after learning Trump wanted another Putin meeting while on stage at Aspen).

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 15

      Any number of whistleblowers will tell you security clearances were already politicized. Or you could ask David Petraeus about it.

      12:32 PM - 15 Aug 2018
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        2. It's people! Pumpkin spice is people!‏ @znmeb Aug 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @JasonLeopold

          Everything in government service is politicized. An awful lot of Democrats lost their jobs when Nixon won in 1968 at every level in the Civil Service hierarchy and in contractors.

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        1. paul elledge‏ @microbear1 Aug 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @JasonLeopold

          Didn't he give classified info to his lover/journalist?

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        1. Arn Menconi‏Verified account @ArnMenconi Aug 16
          Replying to @emptywheel @JesselynRadack @JasonLeopold

          What goes around comes around. John Brennan fired CIA officer Jeff Sterling to make an example out of him.pic.twitter.com/NioLtaFipw

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        1. Dani Nickel‏ @DaniDooRight55 Aug 16
          Replying to @emptywheel @JasonLeopold

          Thank youuuuuu for bringing up Patreaus!!!!!! This is why I follow you; you always have great analysis of the big picture, tiny details, and how they make sense together....you know teaching us how to see the forest, the trees, and the ratfucker lurking in the dark all at once.

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        1. President David Dennison‏ @RealPrzDennison Aug 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @JasonLeopold

          But I gave Jared clearance after he couldn’t correctly fill out his security clearance application.

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