John Brennan on ‘Spygate’: This Is What the FBI ‘Was Supposed To Do and Thank Goodness They Did It’

Mitchell The President was ░░░░░░░░ about this today I ░░░░░░░░ to get your reaction ░░░░░░░░ this He wrote Everyone ░░░░░░░░ there was a spy ░░░░░░░░ in fact the people ░░░░░░░░ were involved in the ░░░░░░░░ are admitting that there ░░░░░░░░ a spy Widespread spying ░░░░░░░░ multiple people Mollie Hemmingway ░░░░░░░░ Federalist Senior Editor But ░░░░░░░░ corrupt mainstream media hates ░░░░░░░░ monster story So he ░░░░░░░░ quoting from a friendly ░░░░░░░░ media source I guess ░░░░░░░░ the point is he ░░░░░░░░ using the word spy ░░░░░░░░ s a master of ░░░░░░░░ He called it Spygate ░░░░░░░░ that everyone in the ░░░░░░░░ is referring to it ░░░░░░░░ Spygate when that is ░░░░░░░░ the case it s ░░░░░░░░ people he sees on ░░░░░░░░ channel in the morning ░░░░░░░░ s the difference between ░░░░░░░░ informant and a spy ░░░░░░░░ First of all I ░░░░░░░░ it s very typical ░░░░░░░░ Mr Trump to mischaracterize ░░░░░░░░ s a master of ░░░░░░░░ and dishonesty A spy ░░░░░░░░ somebody who is recruited ░░░░░░░░ it s a foreign ░░░░░░░░ who is going to ░░░░░░░░ on behalf of U ░░░░░░░░ Intelligence agencies to provide ░░░░░░░░ about issues related to ░░░░░░░░ national security A confidential ░░░░░░░░ source is what the ░░░░░░░░ uses in order to ░░░░░░░░ some insight into what ░░░░░░░░ be going on that ░░░░░░░░ involve criminal activity And ░░░░░░░░ to label someone as ░░░░░░░░ spy when they are ░░░░░░░░ confidential human source is ░░░░░░░░ a disservice to these ░░░░░░░░ but also to the ░░░░░░░░ But again this is ░░░░░░░░ that Mr Trump is ░░░░░░░░ at in terms of ░░░░░░░░ the truth in order ░░░░░░░░ support his narrative Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ what s the difference ░░░░░░░░ an informant who tries ░░░░░░░░ find out at the ░░░░░░░░ of this investigation as ░░░░░░░░ s been described an ░░░░░░░░ trying to find out ░░░░░░░░ there s truth to ░░░░░░░░ of Russian collusion or ░░░░░░░░ who is embedded and ░░░░░░░░ spying inside the campaign ░░░░░░░░ the President describes it ░░░░░░░░ For FBI investigations there ░░░░░░░░ to be a predicate ░░░░░░░░ needs to be a ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ these types of investigative ░░░░░░░░ And having a confidential ░░░░░░░░ source who is able ░░░░░░░░ to tlak to individuals ░░░░░░░░ may be consorting or ░░░░░░░░ or colluding with Russians ░░░░░░░░ others This is what ░░░░░░░░ FBI absolutely needs A ░░░░░░░░ of people are complaining ░░░░░░░░ the FBI and the ░░░░░░░░ and others didn t ░░░░░░░░ enough to try to ░░░░░░░░ what Russia was doing ░░░░░░░░ is exactly what the ░░░░░░░░ was supposed to do ░░░░░░░░ thank goodness they did ░░░░░░░░ because it did give ░░░░░░░░ insight into what they ░░░░░░░░ up to This is ░░░░░░░░ I think is going ░░░░░░░░ serve as the basis ░░░░░░░░ Robert Mueller s continued ░░░░░░░░ and he has already ░░░░░░░░ individuals who have violated ░░░░░░░░ law And these confidential ░░░░░░░░ sources just like in ░░░░░░░░ type of narcotics sting ░░░░░░░░ any other type of ░░░░░░░░ activity this is essential ░░░░░░░░ the FBI to be ░░░░░░░░ to do its work ░░░░░░░░ Isn t this less ░░░░░░░░ than putting a wire ░░░░░░░░ someone or asking for ░░░░░░░░ FISA warrant on an ░░░░░░░░ citizen BRENNAN The FBI ░░░░░░░░ a number of tools ░░░░░░░░ its disposal Depending on ░░░░░░░░ case and the circumstances ░░░░░░░░ may use a confidential ░░░░░░░░ source They may use ░░░░░░░░ type of physical or ░░░░░░░░ surveillance They may use ░░░░░░░░ other types of authorized ░░░░░░░░ in order to gain ░░░░░░░░ type of information that ░░░░░░░░ going to allow them ░░░░░░░░ better understand what foreign ░░░░░░░░ in this case Russia ░░░░░░░░ doing to try to ░░░░░░░░ our democracy.”