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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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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 17

    Bob Litt (who, unlike me, is actually a lawyer) argues that Brennan would be able to chip away at Navy v. Egan (but he probably won't).https://www.lawfareblog.com/how-trumps-outburst-over-security-clearances-harms-presidency …

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      2. Ruthie!‏ @RMMichaels Aug 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Brennan's retired. It probably won't really affect him. But using a ploy like this as a distraction from bad press is a national security risk.

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      3. Justin‏ @706b30 Aug 17
        Replying to @RMMichaels @emptywheel

        Taking away clearances from people just because they disagree with the administration or maybe even just for belonging to the opposition party is also dangerous for national security. I hope Brennan sues.

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      2. Phil Perspective‏ @PhilPerspective Aug 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Does he consider that Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh if he’s seated, would likely rule for Trump?

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      3. Stuart Zechman‏ @stuart_zechman Aug 17
        Replying to @PhilPerspective @emptywheel

        When, not if he's seated.

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      4. Phil Perspective‏ @PhilPerspective Aug 17
        Replying to @stuart_zechman @emptywheel

        True.

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      1. Arcanjel‏ @bstnboy Aug 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        He told @Maddow he was giving it serous consideration. One thing to consider, when Comey was fired, he lost his security clearance due to protocol. I don't think there's many people think it impacts him as a witness. Listening to John Brennan tonight, he has mind like steel trap.

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      2. It's people! Pumpkin spice is people!‏ @znmeb Aug 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Having long ago held a security clearance, I was astonished to learn that people who were no longer on active duty were allowed to keep them. I had to turn mine in the day I left.

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      3. It's people! Pumpkin spice is people!‏ @znmeb Aug 17
        Replying to @znmeb @emptywheel

        Of course, I was a contractor then, not an officer or enlisted person. But even so, it struck me as odd that Brennan et. al. still had them.

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