cia station in beirut that they. they were all at lunch and happened to be where they dropped the bomb off and in the aftermath of that tragedy, the arabs who had been working with the us on the long lion case remembered this. our chief of intelligence had been in constant contact with the cia. people who'd been involved in that and knew about it needed to talk about it, needed to believe the loss of this man robert ames and because i've been working on the story for two years, i was the only american alive, a journalist in beirut who felt they could talk to people who kept coming to me and telling me things that a journalist just doesn't here, shouldn't here. and i began to accumulate this richness of information about a story whose basic outlines i'd already written on the front page but i thought, what on earth are you going to do with this? and the answer to me then was you're going to write a novel. i had no idea. i was a journalist at that time. >> for 80 years, so i sat down, wrote a first draft and the second

now we're back with cia veteran ralph mol what larson former top cia official on a two decade veteran of the agency tell you about this only in today's united states internal and external policy so off michael powell has just recently matt had so fresh us intelligence verus to protect the american people as he put it so hostile rhetoric threatening sanctions aside russia and the u.s. are still program enough to work together on some issues right oh that's right sophia it's really important that professionals in the intelligence business not cease cooperation even at the hardest times we have a long history between the u.s. and russia that goes back in the soviet days of setting aside our most grievous complaints against one another to cooperate in areas like counterterrorism and sometimes on counterintelligence and other issues that impact on both on our bilateral relations and i applaud the recent meeting of the three russian intelligence. visits chiefs in washington with director pompei and others i think it's a great move toward to reinforce the idea that we must continue to cooper

it's important part of the cia. you may run the airplanes and shut out the shooters to guard the case officers to do this on glamorous stuff that you have to get done. the new mother blue-collar workers. they often have a chip on their shoulder. >> host: with those characters, they seem to have unlimited safehouses, unlimited money and resources. is that based on real life? >> i think the cia doesn't suffer for resources. it suffer sometimes for ideas. it suffers for our difficulty is a country in clandestine ways. americans are not great at keeping secrets or telling lies. there's a natural straightforwardness to the american character. it was strongest in the cold war years it had the wind at its back. everybody around the world wanted to be america's friend. so are enormously powerful economy is the engine of prosperity. i once joked that in beirut it was hard to find a person that was not a cia contactor did not want to be seen as one because i'm a friend of america. today, they're more reluctant to be seen as f

however, that requires former cia directors to behave like the current cia employees." is what you saw, is that, you know, a man demeaning a sitting president of the united states on a daily basis on national tv, is that acceptable behavior for a sitting member of the cia? of course not. the always indignant john brennan, he's lashing out yet again yet again, writing on twitter, "this action as part of a broader effort to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics which should gravely wary all americans, including intelligence professionals, about the cost of speaking out. my principles are worth far more than clearances. i will not relent." mr. brennan followed that up with a more vitriolic appearanco on conspiracy tv nbc. take a look. >> i do believe that mr. trump decided to take this action as he has with others to try to intimidate and suppress any criticism of him or his administration. and revoking my security clearances is his way of trying to get back at me. i've seen this type of behavior and actions on the part of despots and autocrats for many, many years

-year veteran of the cia. president said he's considering similar action now against former fbi director james comey, james clapper, michael hayden, several others. you see them there. john kirby, you know, beyond the spectacle here, are there national security consequences to this? we did a little math and the ten name that is he rattled off or sarah sanders rattled off is 278 years of experience in national security. you want the ability to call on their expertise, do you not, calling them in if you have a crisis? >> any normal administration, jim, absolutely. this one, not so much. i can't see them bringing in brennan to talk but what he's done could affect future administrations and future opportunities to bring in and pull in on the expertise. they have a lot of experience that the nation should be able to draw from and also in my view a chilling effect downstream. so all these men said that this isn't going to necessarily change the way they speak and write and talk but there's other officials, mid level

former director of the cia. thanks for coming on, sir. >> when we come back we will hear from president trump's ♪ i was able to turn the aircraft around, and the mission around, and was able to save two men's lives that night. my first job helped me to grow up pretty quickly. that'll happen when you're asked to respond to a coup. in 2001, i signed up for the air force. two days later, 9/11 happened. hi, kids! i'm carl and i'm a broker. do you offer $4.95 online equity trades? great question. see, for a full service brokerage like ours, that's tough to do. schwab does it. next question. do you offer a satisfaction guarantee? a what now? a satisfaction guarantee. like schwab does. man: (scoffing) what are you teaching these kids? ask your broker if they offer award-winning full service and low costs, backed by a satisfaction guarantee. if you don't like their answer, ask again at schwab. if you don't like their answer, hais not always easy. severe plaque psoriasis it's a long-distance run and you have the determ

professionals at the cia and f.b.i. escape the polarization of politics. public and will therefore radically change the situation in the country. we're all from out larson former cia veteran who served as moscow section chief among other politicians welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us. now wolf the american intelligence community has been accused of being politicized many times in a bush sheriffs' the politicians use it to justify iraq now the agencies are again the world in a political scandal i know you pride yourself on your colleagues for being patry arctic nonpolitical but can you really be about politics in this line of work i mean that sounds kind of like fairy tale almost. i think it's a standard you have to strive for i've been a lifelong political independent for that reason that you outline that it's crucial for intelligence officers to be independent and objective and serve the country not just the president and the government but we are also all citizens now they. are taxpayer funded they have no private sector competitio

every year the director of cia invites back former directors and i have never gone into cia to ask for any type of briefing. i've never gone in there to access any type of computer. so, again, i'll be fine. and i don't want to get anybody in cia in trouble, you know, in terms of their reaching out to me. i think there has been a chilling effect on the part of what mr. trump is doing and his characterization of me that, i think, cia officers are pretty reluctant to be found out that they, you know, consulted me about a matter. >> with now nearly every living director and former director of the cia speaking out in support of you today -- >> support of the principle security clearances. >> and in support of you personally. personal praise and support for you there, too. even among former officials who say they don't agree with your criticism of the president. they support you and reject any, with 60 former cia officials joining their own letter today and this is becoming a larger issue, not a smaller one in terms of the public debate on this matter. speaking of the public debate on this m

however, that requires former cia directors to behave. like the current cia employees." it is what you saw, is that, you know, a man to meaning a sitting president of the united states on a daily basis on national tv, is not acceptable behavior for a sitting member of the cia? you don't not of course not. john brennan on tv today and writing on twitter, this action is part of a broader effort to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics which should gravely wary all americans, including intelligence professionals, about the cost of speaking out. my principles are worth far more than clearances. i will not relent. mr. brennan followed that up with more vitriolic appearance on conspiracy tv and bc he would take a look. >> i do believe that mr. trump decided to take this action as he has with others to try to intimidate and suppress any criticism of him or his administration. and revoking my security clearances is his way of trying to get back at me. i've seen this type of behavior and actions on the part of desperate's and autocrats for many, many years during my cia y

how can you police and my five m i six the cia or f.b.i. to not use an intelligence file that may have emanated from one of the united states is black sites around the world let's say would say you want to prove that al qaeda is hand in glove with saddam hussein to help justify a war against. we're saying well you know what you can get that from torture we had this prisoner he wouldn't admit that there were close ties between al qaeda and saddam hussein so we sent them to the egyptians a friendly service and guess what they got into it at mit in quotes that yes he sent all manner of operatives up to baghdad to be turned to be trained in explosives and and chemical weapons and guess what that was used by colin powell it is speech before the u.n. on the fifth of february two thousand and three just six weeks before the war to justify what he called the sinister nexus between al qaeda and saddam hussein made out of whole cloth whether colin powell was deceived as he claims he was or whether re he was smart enough to realize what was going on t

thanks. >> thanks, rachel. >> director john brennan of the cia. 25 years cia officer and four years as cia director stripped this week of his security clearance by the president. something unprecedented happens almost every day. you would think that would be a blessing in the news business, sometimes it feels like a curse. we'll be right back. nick was born to move. 3 toddlers won't stop him. and neither will lower back pain. because at a dr. scholl's kiosk he got a recommendation for our custom fit orthotic to relieve his foot, knee, or lower back pain, from being on his feet. dr. scholl's. born to move. at priceline, to save you money.ways like mixing and matching airlines to get lower prices on flights. oh, that's how i saved on my trip! oh, for your wedding?! no, my ex-boyfriend's wedding, he's confused. jason! mix and match airlines to save more. when you bundle your auto and hwith esurance, you could save with their single deductible. so if you confused the brake with the gas, or if your lamp post jumped out of nowhere, or if you forgot your bike was on the roof rack, you only pa

i have never gone into cia to ask for a briefing. i have never gone in there to sthaek in term its of their reaching out to me. officers are nervous about finding out they insulted me about the matter. >> speaking out in support of you. >> support of the principal. >> in support of you, personally, praise and support for you there, too. even among former officials who don't agree with your criticism of the president, reject any allegation that you mishandled your security clearance in any way. 60 former cia officials, joining their own letter this is a larger issue, in terms of public debate on this matter. can i chain you to the desk for one more segment? >> sure. >> the first interview since president trump revoked his security clearance, thank you again mr. brennan. you said, one of the questions that remains to the answered now, is how many members of trump incorporated attempted to defraud the government by concealing money into their pockets. it seems like are you making an organized crime individuals. >> the individuals who ar

the professionals of the cia and f.b.i. escape the polarization of politics that is public and will therefore radically change the situation in the country. we're all from out larson former cia veteran who served as moscow section chief among other politicians welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us. now wolf the american intelligence community has been accused of being politicized many times in a bush sheriffs' to politicians use it to justify iraq now agencies are again the world in a political scandal i know you pride yourself on your colleagues for being patry atsic nonpolitical but can you really be about politics in this line of work i mean that sounds kind of like fairy tale almost. i think it's a standard you have to strive for i've been a lifelong political independent for that reason that you outline that it's crucial for intelligence officers to be independent and objective and serve the country not just the president and the government but we are also all citizens. now they. are taxpayer funded

former director of the cia. thanks for coming on, sir. >> when we come back we will hear from president trump's ♪ i was able to turn the aircraft around, and the mission around, and was able to save two men's lives that night. my first job helped me to grow up pretty quickly. that'll happen when you're asked to respond to a coup. in 2001, i signed up for the air force. two days later, 9/11 happened. hais not always easy. severe plaque psoriasis it's a long-distance run and you have the determination to keep going. humira has a proven track record of being prescribed for over ten years. it's the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists. more than 250,000 patients have chosen humira to fight their psoriasis. and they're not backing down. for most patients clearer skin is the proof. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma have happened, as have blood, liver and nervous system problems. serious allergic reactions

how can you police and my five m i six the cia or f.b.i. to not use an intelligence file that may have emanated from one of the united states is black sites around the world let's say all let's say you want to prove that al qaeda is hand in glove with saddam hussein to help justify a war against. saddam hussein well you know what you can get that from torture we had this prisoner he wouldn't admit that there were close ties between al qaeda and saddam hussein so we sent them to the egyptians a friendly service and guess what they got into it at mit in quotes that yes he sent all manner of operatives up to baghdad to be turned to be trained in explosives and and chemical weapons and guess what that was used by colin powell a to speak before the u.n. on the fifth of february two thousand and three just six weeks before the war to justify what he called the. sinister nexus between al qaeda and saddam hussein made out of whole cloth whether colin powell was deceived as he claims he was or whether re he was smart enough to realize what was going

have been you police and i five m i six the cia or f.b.i. to not use an intelligence file that may have emanated from one of the united states is black sites around the world let's say all let's say you want to prove that al qaeda is hand in glove with saddam hussein to help justify a war against. adam hussein well you know what you can get that from torture we had this prisoner he wouldn't admit that there were close ties between al qaeda and saddam hussein so we sent them to the egyptians a friendly service and guess what they got into it at mit in quotes that yes he sent all manner of operatives up to baghdad to be turned to be trained in explosives and and chemical weapons and guess what that was used by colin powell it is speech before the u.n. on the fifth of february two thousand and three just six weeks before the war to justify what he called the sinister nexus between al qaeda and saddam hussein made out of whole cloth whether colin powell was deceived as he claims he was or whether re he was smart enough to realize what was going

now we're back with cia battering ralph while what larson former top cia official and a two decade veteran of the agency tell you about the spy bureau's role in today's united states internal and external policies are all from michael powell has just recently met had so fresh us intelligence verus to protect the american people as he put it so hostile us awake threat naming sanctions aside russia and the u.s. are still programatic enough to work together on some issues right. well that's right sophia it's really important that professionals in the intelligence business not cease cooperation even at the hardest times we have a long history between the u.s. and russia that goes back in the soviet days of setting aside our most grievous complaints against one another to cooperate in areas like counterterrorism and sometimes on counterintelligence and other issues that impact on both on our bilateral relations and i applaud the recent meeting of the three russian intelligence visits chiefs in washington with director pompei and others i think it's a great move toward to reinforce the idea that

now we're back with cia batterer and raul from all what larson former top cia official ended two decades letter and the agency talking about the spy bureau's rolling today's united states internal and external policy so ralph michael powell has just recently met hands over russia's intelligence verus to protect the american people as he put it so hostile rhetoric threatening sanctions aside russia and the u.s. are still program like enough to work together on some issues right well that's right sophia it's really important that professionals in the intelligence business not cease cooperation even at the hardest times we have a long history between the u.s. and russia that goes back in the soviet days of setting aside our most grievous complaints against one another to cooperate in areas like counterterrorism and sometimes on counterintelligence and other issues that impact on both on our bilateral relations and i applaud the recent meeting of the three russian intelligence. visits chiefs in washington with director pompei and others i think it's a great move toward to reinforce the idea

former director of the cia. thanks for coming on and sharing your views, sir. >> thank you, chuck. >>> when we come back, we will hear from president trump's attorney rudy giuliani. i've been making blades here at gillette for 20 years. there's a lot of innovation that goes into making america's #1 shave. precision machinery and high-quality materials from around the world. nobody else even comes close. now starting at $7.99. gillette. the best a man can get. with our largest variety of crab all year! like new crabfest combo. your one chance to have new jumbo snow crab with tender dungeness crab. or try crab lover's dream. but hurry in. 'cause crabfest will be gone in a snap. but i am a simple farmer.bas! my life is here... [telephone ring] ahoy-hoy. alexander graham bell here... no, no, my number is one, you must want two! two, i say!! like my father before... [telephone ring] like my father before... ahoy-hoy! as long as people talk too loudly on the phone, you can count on geico saving folks money. fifteen mi

form director of the cia. thanks for coming on, sir. >> when we come back we will hear from president trump's ♪ i was able to turn the aircraft around, and the mission around, and was able to save two men's lives that night. my first job helped me to grow up pretty quickly. that'll happen when you're asked to respond to a coup. in 2001, i signed up for the air force. two days later, 9/11 happened. hais not always easy. severe plaque psoriasis it's a long-distance run and you have the determination to keep going. humira has a proven track record of being prescribed for over ten years. it's the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists. more than 250,000 patients have chosen humira to fight their psoriasis. and they're not backing down. for most patients clearer skin is the proof. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma have happened, as have blood, liver and nervous system problems. serious allergic reactions

bush, he spent 25 years at the cia, rising to become cia director in 2013. in his capacity as director, he was directly involved, personally involved with the

how can you police and my five m i six the cia or f.b.i. to not use an intelligence file that may have emanated from one of the united states is black sites around the world let's say all that so you want to prove that al qaeda is hand in glove with saddam hussein to help justify a war against. saddam hussein well you know what you can get that from torture we had this prisoner he wouldn't admit that there were close ties between al qaeda and saddam hussein so we sent them to the egyptians a friendly service and guess what they got into it at mit in quotes that yes he sent all manner of operatives up to baghdad to be turned to be trained in explosives and and chemical weapons and guess what that was used by colin powell it is speech before the u.n. on the fifth of february just six weeks before the war to justify what he just six weeks before the war to justify what he called the sinister nexus between al qaeda and saddam hussein made out of whole cloth whether colin powell was deceived as he claims he was or whether re he was smart enough

of these cia sites but it was good to get it on the record and people should take notice oddly it also indicates that jena high school will probably not be able to land in places like berlin or paris without some trepidation that should be arrested on the spot under the principle of universal jurisdiction i have to say though that they haven't been direct connections with the new boss of the cia to that but you think anyway the united states will be that worried that alone there arguable proxies of a one hundred twenty thousand dollar fine seem to be on the bedri to some critics well i have to mention that china has bill is directly responsible for what happened to the shiri one of the people who was also tortured in lithuania when she was there onsite as he was water boarded in thailand so the fact that she was able to dance away from that charge during the senate hearing was really unconscionable the judges according to some news outlets that she oversaw malk executions and rectal feeding of of it all right. cheri well you know it was really gruesome you mention the senate investigat

the professionals at the cia and f.b.i. escape the polarization of politics. public and will therefore a radically changed the situation in the country. we're all from out larson former cia veteran who served as moscow section chief along other politicians welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us. now wolf the american intelligence community has been accused of being politicized many times in a bush sheriffs to politicians use it to justify iraq now agencies are again the world in a political scandal i know you pride yourself on your colleagues for being patry arctic nonpolitical but can you really be about politics in this line of work i mean that sounds kind of like fairy tale almost i think it's a standard you have to strive for i've been a lifelong political independent for that reason that you outline that it's crucial for intelligence officers to be independent and objective and serve the country not just the president and the government but we are also all citizens. now they. are taxpayer funded they have no private sector competition a

and for the cia after 9/11, well, the cia's job is to lie. that's their job. that's what they do for a living. that's what they do. they do some wonderful things, to things, too, but basically they are there to lie about what they do. they hurt people, do things, make mistakes. this culture of the cia, the sword of fresh population thing we screwed that up, but okay we will kill someone else. so the editor of the times who had hired me, i was looking for "the new yorker" from 70 to 72. i couldn't do the job at a newspaper after working for mccarthy. politics were left because i was against the war. i made a judgment about the war purely on the basis that the war was bad for america. he can do my personal politics. we would all be in in disastrous top role. i knew how bad it was. i knew earlier. i called december the 20th, 2019, 1974 until 11:00 that morning i stopped 123. there's no cell phones to collect them shorter. i set up to tell you about a story i've been working on. but he's talking about this big story about spying on americans. he said what? i said

we talked about gina haskell, the relatively new cia director, she's very well regarded at the cia. she's going to be viewed by the work force as the one in some ways they answer to, and because she's so talented, i think they'll continue to work for her. look at the mission focus they've got. north korea, iran, proliferation around the world, drugs, issues of importance to america. they have to focus on everyday stuff, and a lot of them are thinking about the president after 5:00, but they have work before that. last thing i am going to say, people like me are looking at this, you heard this a hundred times a day, you think the president will intimidate us because of a threat we can't go to an unpaid meeting on something th something. thank god if i don't have to go to those. they're unpaid. big deal. >> jeffrey toobin, final thought. >> more of the same. this is just an example of how this president has not necessarily violated laws but day after day he has violated the norms, the procedures, the traditions of how the united states of america is supposed to work. that's going to b

a lot of what we do today was done covertly twenty five years ago by the cia it's even more the case since the color revolution model has been introduced. and what the ne d. does is what the cia might have done to salvador allende in she lay but they do so overtly and therefore avoid a lot of the scrutiny from congress it looks like they're funding democracy and legitimate protests but they're directing their resources exclusively against countries that resist washington's economic and political agenda it's an extension of the cia but it seems like it's pushing human rights and things that americans can get behind and that's why they receive so little scrutiny from the public it's very clever actually. there are concerns that the large number of child slaves trafficked from vietnam and china could be working on canada's farms in london it comes as figures disclosed under a freedom of information request showed the scale of the illegal drugs cultivation the high number of cannabis farms across london and trafficking of vietnamese children to work in them is extremely worrying potentia

i don't know how he qualified to be in the cia. whot of all, after 9/11, doesn't think we have a converted muslim as the head of the cia? host: where do you get that information that he's a muslim from? several fact checking organizations have said that is completely unconfirmed. caller: it is fact. go on google. you can see it. he's a muslim. he converted. i'm telling you. go on google. you will see it. he voted for a communist in the presidential election. this man is not qualified. they should give him a lie detector test. he's forming a coup against our president. this is like a third world. all,e trump strips them everyone of them. host: let's go to sandy from orlando, florida on the democratic line. caller: good morning. i'm so afraid hearing the people that call in. and have drank the kool-aid we are in a big mess. what do they think about all of these people who have been in the intelligence community that recently signed on to the letter that backed brennan and thought this was wrong? in charge the person whoetting osama b

that is the word from former cia director john brennan. brennan clearly not intimidated by president trump's decision to revoke his security clearance declares that collusion -- his word -- collusion with the russians in the 2016 campaign is now beyond question. he's talking about the trump team in a scathing opinion piece that he wrote for the "new york times." brennan writes "mr. trump has become more desperate to protect himself and those close to him which is why he made the politically motivated decision to revoke my security clearance in an attempt to scare and silence others who might dare to challenge him." in the white house briefing room yesterday a statement read by sarah sanders asserted brennan lost his access to highly sensitive information because of his "erratic conduct." >> mr. brennan's line and recent conduct characterized by increasingly frenzied commentary is wholly inconsistent with action to the nation's most closely held secrets and facilities. the very aim of our adversaries, which is to sow division and chaos. >>

trump did yesterday was to betray the women and men of the fbi, the cia, nsa and others. to betray the american public. that is why i used the term this, is nothing short of treasonous. trish: tell me how you really feel. chris, incredibly bizarre to see former head of the cia, unless knows something that we don't, christian, but that is, one reason why it would be helpful if they would actually wrap up the whole mueller thing so we know what it is that we're so worked up about. right now he just doesn't like the guy. he just doesn't like him and wished that hillary clinton had won! >> right. and it is important to remember this guy was in charge first of counterterrorism and then the cia at the point where the united states, the obama administration, when we saw it sat by as isis came out of nowhere, over in huge parts of middle east, threw away our gains in iraq, gave plane loads full of cash in the middle of night to the iranian government for a terrible deal. all of that happened and for this person sit in judgment what happened since then or the decision of our democ

to see all of those former directors of the cia and deputy directors of the cia going back 30 years is rm quieally quite striking. there's three quick pieces to hit on here. first is john brennen. i know him extremely well. he is as straight as the gate. he is another one absolute public servant and a great thinker. number two is why do people have these security cleesharances af they get out of office? it's so they can go back and consult and help government. many of the people on that list do exactly that and people in office need that. i needed it when i was supreme allied commander and was able to consult with my predecessors in that job. lastly, you have to ask yourself as a technique, the politics of this are just awful. if we're going to start stripping security clearances, what comes next? we're going to take away pensions, we're going to have a special tax examinations for former officials that speak out. it's frightening to see the division this is causing. that's what i really worry about is the polarization. >> what do you make of the issue that security clearance after you

how he ever got up to the top of the cia is beyond me. but then again, it was the obama administration. what do you think, doug? >> well, again, i appreciate the passion you bring to bear. my attitude, as i said before, is i would like to investigate. >> judge jeanine: what do you want to investigate? >> i want to do a systematic government review of the issues and allegations you and gregg and david are bringing to bear, rush limbaugh. let's do that once and for all. >> judge jeanine: congress has been doing. this congress has been watching this stuff. >> why don't they hold these guys in contempt then if they are not getting the documents they want? >> thank you very much doug schoen. go ahead, david. >> well, we -- >> we need consequences. >> we do need consequences. the challenge is, many in the media have made everything about this breaking news. that for most americans it's hard to keep up with what is actually breaking news. and once even when we do finally get the end results about this, there is going to be americans who think th

bolton or secretary mattis or the director of cia. so i think it's a mistake on the part of the government to pull the clearance of somebody like mr. brennan. >> shepard: brian mckeon, very good of you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> shepard: breaking this hour, the feds teaming up with mexico to fight cartels that flood american streets with illegal drugs. details on the new game plan next. ♪motorcycle revving ♪ motorcycle revving ♪motorcycle revving ♪ motorcycle revving ♪ no matter who rides point, ♪ there are over 10,000 allstate agents riding sweep. ♪♪ and just like tyrone taylor, they know what it takes to help keep you protected. are you in good hands? this is not a screensaver.game. this is the destruction of a cancer cell by the body's own immune system, thanks to medicine that didn't exist until now. and today can save your life. ♪ ♪ >> shepard: we're getting closer to the mid-terms now. four states held primaries last night. on the democratic side, diversity took center stage in what was a night of

could that media laughter at the aspen security summit really be referring to cia interference in the americas that even included backing for groups linked to the assassination of a soon to be saint archbishop ranariddh with celebrating mass in the chapel of the hospital of divine providence where he lived he must have noticed drawing up at the door of the church a marksman came out. of the car and took and fired directly at the archbishop the defacto cia backed killing of el salvador's archbishop romero is just one instance among many in the americas that can be traced to washington today though there is no proof of a direct link between the trumpet ministration and what appeared to be a weekend drone assassination attempt on president maduro in fact u.s. customs data between february and june shows an increase in venezuelan oil exports to the usa a forty three percent it's clear what washington wants i want to be careful what i say but suffice that we we are very hopeful that there can be a transition in venezuela and we the cia is doing its best to understand the dynamic there so t

brennan, director of cia. when the intelligence community assessment was compiled saying that russia interfered in the election to hurt hillary clinton and help donald trump. james clapper, director of national intelligence when that happens. james comey, of course, who the president fired, fbi director, director of the fbi at the time. but others involved, as well. andrew mccabe in the fbi. peter strzok, he was part of that investigation. sally yates, she was directly involved in informing the white house that michael flynn was compromised because at that point she knew he was under criminal investigation. those events leading to him let go, as well. it is in the numbers on the list. one thing they have in common, many of them, most of them, really, involved in the russia assessment. >> thank you very much. >>> joining me now, democratic congressman andre carson of indiana, a member of the intelligence committee. congressman thank you for joining us tonight. we appreciate it. do you believe that the president

in thailand now they describe torture sessions run by psychologists working as contractors for the cia techniques that ranged from physical abuse and psychological harassment to isolation in a box. details included hooded confinement of machinery in the large box forced nudity adjusting his shackles and slamming him against the wall and panel interrogators covered the subject's head with the hoods and left him on the wall to . shaking and asking god to help him repeatedly. interrogators were going to get the truth out of the subject eventually. movies are the details on the interrogation of an al qaeda terrorist captured in two thousand and two he spent four years in cia black sites including the one in thailand under gina hassles wash new subsequently transferred to guantanamo bay where he currently states now his case was highlighted back in two thousand and fourteen by the senate intelligence committee the committee released a report saying interrogators had obtained no useful information from. him nashiri however when questioned by the senate before taking office has full insisted

her former cia boss. so there are no checks and balances and that is where you you get abuses and key to look there are legitimate reasons, whether processes are being followed. and in this case we see no legitimate reasons and no processes being followed. so you have to conclude it is an exploitation of power. >> thanks so much for weighing in. after the break, turns out omarosa may have had more dirt than those secret tape. what president trump is looking out for next. and ocher book tour gave plentyf talking parts for bill maher. >> she says he suffers from dementia and he says she is a dog and putin said i can't believe i have to collude with these people. at priceline, we love finding ways to save you money. like mixing and matching airlines to get lower prices on flights. oh, that's how i saved on my trip! oh, for your wedding?! no, my ex-boyfriend's wedding, he's confused. jason! mix and match airlines to save more. oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (vo) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the p

now we're back with ca a battering role for what larson former top cia official and the chair decade better and also agency talking about the spy bureau's role in today's united states internal and external policies are off my co-pay oh ash just recently about payouts over russia's intelligence verus to protect the american people as he put it so hostile with the rick threatening sanctions aside russia and the u.s. are still programatic enough to work together on some issues right. well that's right so feel it's really important that professionals in the intelligence business not cease cooperation even at the hardest times we have a long history between the u.s. and russia that goes back in the soviet days of setting aside our most grievous complaints against one another to cooperate in areas like counterterrorism and sometimes on counterintelligence and other issues that impact on both on our bilateral relations and i applaud the recent meeting of the three russian intelligence. visits chiefs in washington with director pompei and others i think it's a great move toward to reinforce

these security clearances, in this case the cia because brennan was a former cia director. they're the agencies reviewing and revoking if there is an issue. there's no issue here. he said on my program and elsewhere he has never gone back and asked for a briefing or had a briefing from this administration. he has only gone back to review his own files in preparation for testimony and the like. the hasn't used this. the whole reason mike hayden, the former cia director, the sole reason he's another person on this list, life-long republican, i believe, the reason for this in the first place is so that people like mike hayden could go to their predecessors and say, you know this person we picked up in yemen or afghanistan. what do you recall about this case? how should we proceed? what about is happening in pakistan? it's to create a council of advisors, former cia directors that don't need to go through clearance process and look at current intelligence. it's more for the benefit of the current intelligence. the great irony is this president is denying his own cia and other a

responsibilities of the cia should concern and shock and anger every american. shame on those 70 spy masters. and yes your little letter. you do yourselves a disservice in ignoring brennan's history and you do the nation a disservice for not standing up for the president and the constitution. and not requiring congressional overnight of those officials. the president is the true patriot in all of this. i hope he'll end the wrong-headed practice of allowing clearances of political appointees. lift those clearances and this swamp will be draining a lot faster. our quote of the day, president trump said we'll discard the old policies and division of the past to rebuild our economy, rebuild our inner cities, and rebuild our country. how wayward rinos have given power to the dimms in the my father passed this truck down to me, that's the same thing i want to do with you. it's an emotional thing to watch your child grow up and especially get behind the wheel. i want to keep you know, stacking up the memories and the miles and the years. he's gonna get mine but i'm gon

the first interview with former cia director john brennan since losing his security clearance. >> if these were normal times i would have expected this, but these are not normal times. these are frankly very frightening times. >> what brennan plans to do about it and who may be next to lose theirs. >>> and steve bannon on the road to november. and tpresident trump, new words of support. >> very sad wa they've done to paul manafort. >> this hour, whether the president's comments will help sway the jury. >>> get right to action from former cia director john brennan. he told my colleague last night why he thinks the president is targeting him, and also responding to a new "washington post" report that white house officials are drafting documents to revoke security clearances of others who have either criticized the president or played a role in the russia investigation. here's part of director brennan's interview. >> the other people on the so-called enemies list now, i think this is just another example of mr. trump trying to frighten and intimidate others, but i can tell you having wo

within the cia? >> not well. i looked at those 60 names. there are a lot of very good officers, non-partisan. they are offended by this. it's intimidation by the president to shut them up. frankly, pulling brennan's clearance, there's no justification for it. everybody in the cia knows why you get one pulled. it's unauthorized disclosure, contact with foreign governments, statements that have been made on television that betray secrets. brennan did none of that. this was political retaliation. i think the president is scared of brennan because of what brennan knows about the russian investigation. he trying to shut this thing down, period. >> juliette, brennan described this pulling of security clearance, you know, as an egregious act. he described the president as being drunk on power. in your view, how perilous does this make this situation for the intelligence community, that the president would do this? and threaten to do it more. >> senior leaders, you might have thought, this is really bad. thi

we are also reporting the cia itself as an institution, former head of the cia, unprecedented action, no one checked with them. this was made by the president, right, and it is within his purview to do this, but it was certainly made without input on classified information being divulged. >> and erin, also as the ranking member on the cia subcommittee, i was not informed. i'm checking now with our intelligence committee staff to see if anyone there was informed. i think the bigger picture here because it is insulting the way the president has done it, it looks quite petty that he has done this the day after john brennan criticized him. the big picture here is we're less safe because the president is doing that. a couple of weeks ago when this was floated by the president, i called a secretary that served in a prior administration, i said secretary, i want to be sure i am not being too harsh on the president for wanting to do this. i said did you ever call on former senior administration officials from prior administrations and he said he did it all the time. he said when he made decis

responsibilities of the cia should concern and shock and anger every american. shame on those 70 spy masters. and yes your little letter. you do yourselves a disservice in ignoring brennan's history and you do the nation a disservice for not standing up for the president and the constitution. and not requiring congressional overnight of those officials. the president is the true patriot in all of this. i hope he'll end the wrong-headed practice of allowing clearances of political appointees. lift those clearances and this swamp will be draining a lot faster. our quote of the day, president trump said we'll discard the old policies and division of the past to rebuild our economy, rebuild our inner cities, and rebuild our country. how wayward rinos have given power to the dimms in the senate. please don't, i'm saving those for later. at least you don't have to worry about renters insurance. just go to geico.com. geico helps with renters insurance? good to know. been doing it for years. that's really good to know. i'll check 'em out. get to know geico. and see how

whether it's a new da coming in or new cia, does that make sense though? >> but, no, it doesn't. even that one doesn't make sense. why? what happens to john brennan? what happens to james woolsey if they leave the position of director of cia and they are read out of the programs and lose their does their institutional memory suddenly fall out of their ears? it doesn't. if their advice, if their counsel is requested by their successor in this administration, i can guarantee you, judge, nobody wants to ask john brennan's advice because he vote you had to are the communist in 1976 and is he still doing the work of putin. if they want to talk to him, they can invite him back. he can sit in a scif he can tell you back in 1980 whatever the clearance is irrelevant to the question of institutional memory. >> tucker: tom fitton, i will go to you, you are fighting for information. hillary clinton exposed classified email. that was according to james comey.. orchid according to romanian hacker guccifer. why is she still walking around with security clearances and why isn't she on that list

these security clearances, in this case the cia because brennan was a former cia director, they are the agenciy that should be reviewing and revoking if there's an issue. but there's no issue here. he said on my program and elsewhere he has never gone back and asked for a briefing or had a briefing from this administration. he has only gone back to review his own files in preparation for testimony and the like. he hasn't used this. the whole reason mike hayden, the former cia director and nsa director, the sole reason he's on this list, live long republican, i believe, the reason for there is in the first place is so that people like mike hayden could go to their predecessors and say, you know this person we picked up in yemen or afghanistan. what do you recall about this case? how should we proceed? what about what's happening in pakistan? it's to create a council of advisers, of former cia directors who don't need to go through the clearance process and look at current intelligence. it's more for the benefit of the current intelligence. the great irony is this president is denying his

former cia director john brennan. the president tweeting "has anyone looked at the mistakes that john brennan made while se serving as cia director. he'll go down as the worst in history." brennan vowed to fight back saying on msnbc -- >> the fact that he's using a security clearance of a former cia director as a pawn i think he's drunk on power. >> reporter: the move means brennan who served under president trump will no longer have access to classified information. the white house says the move isn't being done to settle scores but many believe the president is sending a strong message to silence his critics. >> if this isn't personal, didn't he revoke it on others. >> on friday, 65 former cia officers signed a letter condemning the president's decision. in addition to a dozen former security officials who called the president's actions an attempt to "stifle free speech." president trump's next potential target, bruce ohr whose wife worked for the firm producing a document on his alleged ties to russia. >>> a brush

a lot of what we do today was done covertly twenty five years ago by the cia it's even more the case since the color revolution model has been introduced. what the any does is what the cia might have done to salvador allende in she lay but they do so overtly and therefore avoid a lot of the scrutiny from congress it looks like they're funding democracy and legitimate protests but they're directing their resources exclusively against countries that resist washington's economic and political agenda it's an extension of the cia but it seems like it's pushing human rights and things that americans can get behind and that's why they receive so little scrutiny from the public it's very clever actually. now he's facing a backlash in the u.k. after losing a controversial government with some of those say in the companies cashing in on gang culture now. has an attachment that can be clipped away for easy transit as the advertising goes to those who has a pocket that some say can be used as a holster for a weapon britton seen a surge in knife crime in recent years two. so there's multiple stab