John Brennan: Trump’s ‘Drunk on Power’ and He’s ‘Abusing the Powers’ of the Office

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BRENNAN: “This is just another demonstration of his irresponsibility in terms of holding that office. Just because he has these authorities, and he does. He can revoke and he has revoked my clearances and others and just the way he can give pardons out. I’m not a lawyer, but I know there is a question about whether or not there is corrupt intent terms of doing this. I think this is a thing that lawyers and courts and others are going to be looking at in terms of whether or not Mr. Trump is doing any of this in order to obstruct justice or to try to silence critics, whatever. But the fact that he’s using a security clearance of a former CIA director as a pawn in his public relations strategy, I think, is just so reflective of somebody who, quite frankly, don’t want to use this term maybe, but he’s drunk on power. He really is. I think he’s abusing the powers of that Office. I think right now this country is in a crisis in terms of what Mr. Trump has done and is liable to do. Are the Republicans on the Hill who have given him a pass, are they going to wait for a disaster to happen before they actually find their back bones and spines to speak up against somebody who clearly, clearly is not carrying out his responsibilities with any sense of purpose and common sense from the standpoint of a national security.”