Rep. Himes: Joe Kent, Trump’s Nominee for the Nat’l Counterterrorism Center, ‘Must Never Be Confirmed’

BRENNAN So on that ░░░░░░░░ this is also becoming ░░░░░░░░ issue for Joe Kent ░░░░░░░░ is the president s ░░░░░░░░ to run the National ░░░░░░░░ Center He s under ░░░░░░░░ because E mails show ░░░░░░░░ while acting as chief ░░░░░░░░ staff to DNI Gabbard ░░░░░░░░ pressed analysts to amend ░░░░░░░░ assessment of links between ░░░░░░░░ government and TDA According ░░░░░░░░ redacted E mails that ░░░░░░░░ network has obtained he ░░░░░░░░ We need to do ░░░░░░░░ rewriting a little more ░░░░░░░░ so this document is ░░░░░░░░ used against the DNI ░░░░░░░░ POTUS the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States He says ░░░░░░░░ need to incorporate the ░░░░░░░░ s assessment You have ░░░░░░░░ read these declassified E ░░░░░░░░ as well Do you ░░░░░░░░ that Joe Kent was ░░░░░░░░ asking for more context ░░░░░░░░ No he absolutely was ░░░░░░░░ And I have seen ░░░░░░░░ redacted E mails He ░░░░░░░░ pressuring the National Intelligence ░░░░░░░░ to alter their conclusions ░░░░░░░░ look he gave away ░░░░░░░░ game You just read ░░░░░░░░ line He told us ░░░░░░░░ he did that so ░░░░░░░░ this report would not ░░░░░░░░ used against the president ░░░░░░░░ the director of national ░░░░░░░░ Think about that The ░░░░░░░░ of staff of the ░░░░░░░░ the Office of the ░░░░░░░░ National Intelligence wasn t ░░░░░░░░ we need the very ░░░░░░░░ intelligence here We need ░░░░░░░░ to go back and ░░░░░░░░ sure you re 100 ░░░░░░░░ true He was saying ░░░░░░░░ need to make sure ░░░░░░░░ your product is not ░░░░░░░░ to embarrass the president ░░░░░░░░ the director of national ░░░░░░░░ That is the very ░░░░░░░░ the very definition of ░░░░░░░░ intelligence This is not ░░░░░░░░ embarrassing or not embarrassing ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Yes HIMES Again ░░░░░░░░ to those 4 400 ░░░░░░░░ Americans BRENNAN Yes HIMES ░░░░░░░░ no Joe Kent must ░░░░░░░░ be confirmed for any ░░░░░░░░ confirmed BRENNAN Yes HIMES ░░░░░░░░ it s all out ░░░░░░░░ for the Senate to ░░░░░░░░ So no he may ░░░░░░░░ must never be confirmed ░░░░░░░░ any Senate confirmed position ░░░░░░░░ of what he did.”