John Brennan Urges Anti-Trump Officials in Intel Committee Not to Quit, You Have ‘Solemn Responsibility’

GEIST We ve talked ░░░░░░░░ lot over the last ░░░░░░░░ years Director Brennan about ░░░░░░░░ institutions the institutions holding ░░░░░░░░ the face of President ░░░░░░░░ What does that look ░░░░░░░░ right now as we ░░░░░░░░ specifically about the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ If there is this ░░░░░░░░ you put it decapitation ░░░░░░░░ the top of these ░░░░░░░░ how does that institution ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN It is a ░░░░░░░░ question Willie I m ░░░░░░░░ that the intelligence professionals ░░░░░░░░ going to continue to ░░░░░░░░ their best to provide ░░░░░░░░ intelligence and the analysis ░░░░░░░░ the executive branch as ░░░░░░░░ as legislative branch needs ░░░░░░░░ need to try to ░░░░░░░░ it despite the headwinds ░░░░░░░░ re feeling coming from ░░░░░░░░ White House A lot ░░░░░░░░ these individuals I m ░░░░░░░░ are being intimidated and ░░░░░░░░ will be pulling some ░░░░░░░░ because they don t ░░░░░░░░ to be shown the ░░░░░░░░ It is one thing ░░░░░░░░ the senior professionals to ░░░░░░░░ axed But is the ░░░░░░░░ House going to now ░░░░░░░░ going further now in ░░░░░░░░ to remove intelligence professionals ░░░░░░░░ are just trying to ░░░░░░░░ their job but will ░░░░░░░░ the wrath of a ░░░░░░░░ vindictive Donald Trump GEIST ░░░░░░░░ is your message then ░░░░░░░░ your former colleagues who ░░░░░░░░ still fighting the fight ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence services BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ out those responsibilities that ░░░░░░░░ swore an oath to ░░░░░░░░ Because they have that ░░░░░░░░ solemn responsibility whether you ░░░░░░░░ in intelligence or a ░░░░░░░░ or in law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ need to carry out ░░░░░░░░ responsibilities with the greatest ░░░░░░░░ and honesty and let ░░░░░░░░ chips fall where they ░░░░░░░░ I would tell them ░░░░░░░░ to go to the ░░░░░░░░ not to leave but ░░░░░░░░ to do their work ░░░░░░░░ best they can.”