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Scott Jennings: ‘Nobody Is Forcing Anyone out’ of CIA, ‘These Are Voluntary Buyouts’
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CNN

Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Name: CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
URL: https://www.cnn.com/
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Josh Rogin, Abby Phillip
, Scott Jennings
Name: Josh Rogin

Name: Abby Phillip
Employment: CNN
Position: Reporter

Name: Scott Jennings
Employment: Peritus
Position: Senior Strategist
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02/05/2025 12:49 am
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Transcript
ROGIN And it s ░░░░░░░░ to combat because it ░░░░░░░░ so crazy and so ░░░░░░░░ and so illegal But ░░░░░░░░ s one point that ░░░░░░░░ made that I really ░░░░░░░░ to take issue with ░░░░░░░░ we re treating these ░░░░░░░░ workers humanely Because you ░░░░░░░░ if you talk to ░░░░░░░░ of them and I ░░░░░░░░ talked to hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ over the last few ░░░░░░░░ hundreds and I know ░░░░░░░░ of them and I ░░░░░░░░ known thousands of them ░░░░░░░░ the course of my ░░░░░░░░ living in D C ░░░░░░░░ what you fail to ░░░░░░░░ is that everyone who ░░░░░░░░ a job in the ░░░░░░░░ government has an opinion ░░░░░░░░ has a view What ░░░░░░░░ grant them is the ░░░░░░░░ of knowing that they ░░░░░░░░ do their jobs and ░░░░░░░░ their political opinions aside ░░░░░░░░ it happen in every ░░░░░░░░ case POLUMBO Some of ░░░░░░░░ don t ROGIN But ░░░░░░░░ vast majority pride themselves ░░░░░░░░ serving America And when ░░░░░░░░ go in and you ░░░░░░░░ you re either with ░░░░░░░░ or get out you ░░░░░░░░ the one politicizing the ░░░░░░░░ government not the people ░░░░░░░░ the federal government JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ are not forced ROGIN ░░░░░░░░ what happens what happens ░░░░░░░░ when a Democrat takes ░░░░░░░░ and goes into every ░░░░░░░░ and says okay all ░░░░░░░░ Republicans out JENNINGS No ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Scott your last ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS No Democrat s ░░░░░░░░ to shrink the government ░░░░░░░░ they re not forcing ░░░░░░░░ out These are voluntary ░░░░░░░░ They re voluntary And ░░░░░░░░ CIA is voluntary ROGIN ░░░░░░░░ USAID employee in the ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS Yes they are ░░░░░░░░ They are reorienting the ░░░░░░░░ power bureaucracy But that ░░░░░░░░ different than the buyout ░░░░░░░░ They re not making ░░░░░░░░ take a buyout ROGIN ░░░░░░░░ s worse JENNINGS They ░░░░░░░░ saying if you want ░░░░░░░░ leave go ahead ROGIN ░░░░░░░░ you might get fired ░░░░░░░░ And some will do ░░░░░░░░ and some won t ░░░░░░░░ Or you might get ░░░░░░░░ Carlson They re not ░░░░░░░░ plan B Plan B ░░░░░░░░ that they re probably ░░░░░░░░ to be let go ░░░░░░░░ that JENNINGS Probably Carlson ░░░░░░░░ ROGIN They re terrorizing ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS It s not ░░░░░░░░ to get an offer ░░░░░░░░ You want the small ░░░░░░░░ tiny violin out for ░░░░░░░░ people being offered eight ░░░░░░░░ of paid vacation ROGIN ░░░░░░░░ you may not care ░░░░░░░░ CIA POLUMBO Talk to ░░░░░░░░ who can t afford ░░░░░░░░ Eight months of paid ░░░░░░░░ is terrorizing Give me ░░░░░░░░ break ROGIN These people ░░░░░░░░ groceries too They are ░░░░░░░░ who buy groceries and ░░░░░░░░ are losing their jobs ░░░░░░░░ And they re very ░░░░░░░░ paid ROGIN Your disrespect ░░░░░░░░ the federal workforce is ░░░░░░░░ shameful.”
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