Shaffer: Ben Rhodes, James Clapper, John Brennan Responsible for Flynn Leaks

>> Martha Catherinene thank you ░░░░░░░░ much One former CIA ░░░░░░░░ believes the Intel community ░░░░░░░░ withholding some information from ░░░░░░░░ president Retired lieutenant colonel ░░░░░░░░ Schaefer a senior fellow ░░░░░░░░ T T London center ░░░░░░░░ policy research joins me ░░░░░░░░ What do you mean ░░░░░░░░ that I think very ░░░░░░░░ the leadership is not ░░░░░░░░ charge The problem is ░░░░░░░░ You have a lot ░░░░░░░░ folks who are either ░░░░░░░░ members of the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ who are skeptical of ░░░░░░░░ current situation or who ░░░░░░░░ at one point political ░░░░░░░░ who burrowed themselves into ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure who are now ░░░░░░░░ intelligence officers A perfect ░░░░░░░░ of this you all ░░░░░░░░ about not for the ░░░░░░░░ community is Lois Lerner ░░░░░░░░ appointee under the Clinton ░░░░░░░░ who transitioned into career ░░░░░░░░ That is what we ░░░░░░░░ seeing here I think ░░░░░░░░ are seeing people who ░░░░░░░░ embedded deep within the ░░░░░░░░ who were loyal to ░░░░░░░░ presidents who now judging ░░░░░░░░ themselves what they should ░░░░░░░░ should not do regarding ░░░░░░░░ The same mentality where ░░░░░░░░ have seen people leaking ░░░░░░░░ the same mentality you ░░░░░░░░ people holding back information ░░░░░░░░ much as I do ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pompeo is giving ░░░░░░░░ president all the information ░░░░░░░░ he knows about I ░░░░░░░░ sure that the other ░░░░░░░░ were Mr Trump s ░░░░░░░░ are in charge are ░░░░░░░░ that people below them ░░░░░░░░ not That is why ░░░░░░░░ need to look at ░░░░░░░░ cleaning Martha That is ░░░░░░░░ to outrage Mike Pompeo ░░░░░░░░ am certain that Mike ░░░░░░░░ completely outraged by that ░░░░░░░░ Y number of reasoso ░░░░░░░░ s remember that he ░░░░░░░░ only been up there ░░░░░░░░ few weeks It will ░░░░░░░░ some time You cannot ░░░░░░░░ remove people without cost ░░░░░░░░ have to do some ░░░░░░░░ This is the bottom ░░░░░░░░ esident Trump is correct ░░░░░░░░ this Is owed the ░░░░░░░░ intelligence all the time ░░░░░░░░ we H he seen ░░░░░░░░ the past eight years ░░░░░░░░ a manipulation of the ░░░░░░░░ community much of that ░░░░░░░░ was happening because of ░░░░░░░░ minded individuals to Jim ░░░░░░░░ to the former director ░░░░░░░░ CIA John brennan n ░░░░░░░░ people hired people like ░░░░░░░░ As much as Jim ░░░░░░░░ can say you need ░░░░░░░░ protect the professionals some ░░░░░░░░ those professionals were selected ░░░░░░░░ of their political reliability ░░░░░░░░ because of the professional ░░░░░░░░ Martha Bread and roses ░░░░░░░░ my list of people ░░░░░░░░ you think of the ░░░░░░░░ level to be the ░░░░░░░░ involved in this No ░░░░░░░░ This is where I ░░░░░░░░ I will save us ░░░░░░░░ the record I think ░░░░░░░░ previous administration with the ░░░░░░░░ Rhodes later tripwires pray ░░░░░░░░ put things out thehe ░░░░░░░░ things too go off ░░░░░░░░ LE booby traps I ░░░░░░░░ that Mike Flynn was ░░░░░░░░ by the by the ░░░░░░░░ administration for a Lonon ░░░░░░░░ Remember they had the ░░░░░░░░ links to NBC saying ░░░░░░░░ intelligence officials saw the ░░░░░░░░ I don t believe ░░░░░░░░ there is anything of ░░░░░░░░ transcripts that was illegal ░░░░░░░░ telling It was the ░░░░░░░░ I have a secret ░░░░░░░░ that secret is bad ░░░░░░░░ are have to be ░░░░░░░░ handful of individuals John ░░░░░░░░ Jim Clapper Ben Rhodes ░░░░░░░░ What is their main ░░░░░░░░ Two things First off ░░░░░░░░ the incoming Trump administratatn ░░░░░░░░ is what I have ░░░░░░░░ the left doing great ░░░░░░░░ think they are committed ░░░░░░░░ that Secondly President Obama ░░░░░░░░ his N tweets has ░░░░░░░░ the fact that hill ░░░░░░░░ be on the sidelines ░░░░░░░░ is encouraging the protests ░░░░░░░░ would he have not ░░░░░░░░ encouraging this behavior Martha ░░░░░░░░ is the president need ░░░░░░░░ do to mend fences ░░░░░░░░ necessary As a necessary ░░░░░░░░ him to do that ░░░░░░░░ things The men and ░░░░░░░░ that do the hard ░░░░░░░░ of intelligence collection arereoing ░░░░░░░░ every day They are ░░░░░░░░ apolitical They are on ░░░░░░░░ lines every day doing ░░░░░░░░ hard work special operations ░░░░░░░░ What he needs to ░░░░░░░░ is do a housecleaning ░░░░░░░░ those middle level to ░░░░░░░░ level managers He has ░░░░░░░░ rid of all of ░░░░░░░░ political appointees that aren ░░░░░░░░ good You have to ░░░░░░░░ a layer below that ░░░░░░░░ take them out You ░░░░░░░░ to replace those individuals ░░░░░░░░ level managers who sought ░░░░░░░░ benefit by getting close ░░░░░░░░ those political appointeeses they ░░░░░░░░ to go because their ░░░░░░░░ is not of the ░░░░░░░░ people not with the ░░░░░░░░ the previous administration Martha ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo has got his ░░░░░░░░ cut out for him ░░░░░░░░ you very much Od ░░░░░░░░ see you Here now ░░░░░░░░ response to all of ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ Epstein special assistant to ░░░░░░░░ president Great too be ░░░░░░░░