‘I Think All of Our Heads Are Spinning’: Brennan on Trump Assassination Attempt

DICKERSON What questions are ░░░░░░░░ your mind this morning ░░░░░░░░ John I think all ░░░░░░░░ our heads are spinning ░░░░░░░░ what has happened in ░░░░░░░░ past few hours has ░░░░░░░░ our national conversation We ░░░░░░░░ going to be looking ░░░░░░░░ at the politics of ░░░░░░░░ but really also just ░░░░░░░░ facts as we learn ░░░░░░░░ and put this into ░░░░░░░░ John because we know ░░░░░░░░ this hour the FBI ░░░░░░░░ the lead organization conducting ░░░░░░░░ investigation but all U ░░░░░░░░ intelligence agencies are scouring ░░░░░░░░ any indication of who ░░░░░░░░ 20 year old Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ might have been in ░░░░░░░░ with prior to 6 ░░░░░░░░ P M Eastern yesterday ░░░░░░░░ this attack was underway ░░░░░░░░ he in contact with ░░░░░░░░ overseas Was he in ░░░░░░░░ with here What was ░░░░░░░░ nature of that contact ░░░░░░░░ was there any attempt ░░░░░░░░ radicalize him for example ░░░░░░░░ lay this out because ░░░░░░░░ have had repeated warnings ░░░░░░░░ the Director of the ░░░░░░░░ Chris Wray both in ░░░░░░░░ and in private to ░░░░░░░░ that really all threat ░░░░░░░░ are extremely elevated right ░░░░░░░░ We re talking about ░░░░░░░░ violent extremists people have ░░░░░░░░ radicalized here and in ░░░░░░░░ bucket you can include ░░░░░░░░ violence state sponsor of ░░░░░░░░ as well as foreign ░░░░░░░░ organizations and he has ░░░░░░░░ they are all at ░░░░░░░░ high level of risk ░░░░░░░░ this country right now ░░░░░░░░ all mass gatherings were ░░░░░░░░ being scrutinized and in ░░░░░░░░ wake of the events ░░░░░░░░ can imagine there is ░░░░░░░░ to be even higher ░░░░░░░░ of scrutiny So we ░░░░░░░░ gonna be talking to ░░░░░░░░ Cotton Republican senator from ░░░░░░░░ national security minded senator ░░░░░░░░ who ll be addressing ░░░░░░░░ Republican National Convention about ░░░░░░░░ and other issues we ░░░░░░░░ gonna have Chris Krebs ░░░░░░░░ colleague who has been ░░░░░░░░ at the radicalization online ░░░░░░░░ amplification of some of ░░░░░░░░ really damaging political rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ Jason Crow a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ was on that call ░░░░░░░░ President Biden yesterday that ░░░░░░░░ heated Our Ed O ░░░░░░░░ mentioned it John That ░░░░░░░░ the story until 6 ░░░░░░░░ P M yesterday and ░░░░░░░░ will pick it back ░░░░░░░░ for you.”