John Brennan on Tulsi Gabbard Firing Two Intelligence Officials: ‘Just Makes Me Livid’; ‘It’s Appalling and Outrageous’

Wallace Director Brennan I ░░░░░░░░ actually going to start ░░░░░░░░ you because I believe ░░░░░░░░ know these officials Let ░░░░░░░░ just tell our viewers ░░░░░░░░ little bit about the ░░░░░░░░ who have been fired ░░░░░░░░ from the federal government ░░░░░░░░ has spent three decades ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community has ░░░░░░░░ as chief of staff ░░░░░░░░ the CIA s deputy ░░░░░░░░ starting his career as ░░░░░░░░ analyst focused on East ░░░░░░░░ Langan Riekhof has also ░░░░░░░░ more than 30 years ░░░░░░░░ more than 30 years ░░░░░░░░ in the intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ as an expert on ░░░░░░░░ Middle East The ODNI ░░░░░░░░ listed her as an ░░░░░░░░ analyst She also previously ░░░░░░░░ as director of the ░░░░░░░░ Futures Group at the ░░░░░░░░ Intelligence Council Seasoned apolitical ░░░░░░░░ trusted intelligence officials fired ░░░░░░░░ by Tulsi Gabbard Director ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Yeah this whole ░░░░░░░░ just makes me livid ░░░░░░░░ s appalling and outrageous ░░░░░░░░ demonstrates why Tulsi Gabbard ░░░░░░░░ should have been confirmed ░░░░░░░░ Director of National Intelligence ░░░░░░░░ Collins and Maria Langan ░░░░░░░░ are two of the ░░░░░░░░ experienced accomplished and talented ░░░░░░░░ in the entire U ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community with over ░░░░░░░░ years of combined experience ░░░░░░░░ have worked for successive ░░░░░░░░ since the 1990s They ░░░░░░░░ demonstrated time and time ░░░░░░░░ their capabilities their competence ░░░░░░░░ integrity and they have ░░░░░░░░ as role models for ░░░░░░░░ generation of intelligence officers ░░░░░░░░ of CIA They re ░░░░░░░░ officers by background and ░░░░░░░░ training And this is ░░░░░░░░ to have real reverberations ░░░░░░░░ the workforce because as ░░░░░░░░ Himes pointed out it ░░░░░░░░ clearly a signal to ░░░░░░░░ analysts throughout the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ you tell the truth ░░░░░░░░ provide objective analysis as ░░░░░░░░ re supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ you are running the ░░░░░░░░ of getting fired And ░░░░░░░░ and Maria are really ░░░░░░░░ quintessential analysts that you ░░░░░░░░ to have providing insight ░░░░░░░░ information analysis to policymakers ░░░░░░░░ they make the right ░░░░░░░░ for U S policymakers ░░░░░░░░ this is a very ░░░░░░░░ example of such dangerous ░░░░░░░░ insidious corruption within the ░░░░░░░░ Administration They are now ░░░░░░░░ the instruments of government ░░░░░░░░ are used to keep ░░░░░░░░ country safe And again ░░░░░░░░ sacking of these two ░░░░░░░░ they re very competent ░░░░░░░░ capable officers who have ░░░░░░░░ revered by a generation ░░░░░░░░ intelligence analysts within the ░░░░░░░░ and across the community ░░░░░░░░ of their accomplishments This ░░░░░░░░ sends a very clear ░░░░░░░░ chilling signal to others ░░░░░░░░ this is a new ░░░░░░░░ and if you re ░░░░░░░░ to carry out your ░░░░░░░░ professionally with competence and ░░░░░░░░ integrity you are going ░░░░░░░░ be in the crosshairs ░░░░░░░░ this administration. Absolutely appalling.”