John Brennan on Suing the Trump Administration: ‘I’m Going on the Offensive Here’; ‘Enough Is Enough’

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BRENNAN: “And so, he continues to throw out my name and Jim Comey’s name and Jim Clapper’s name and others, because, you know, he just wants to continue this, this drumbeat of that we were, you know, corrupt, we were, you know, abusing our authorities. Well, in fact, it’s the opposite. And that’s why I’m going on the offensive here. I told my lawyers, I don’t want to sit on our hands because if he gets away with [inaudible] me, he’s going to continue to do this against others. There are individuals, professionals who have given their lives and have sacrificed so much for this country, believing that a president, an administration, is going to do the right thing as opposed to the wrong and corrupt thing. That’s why, you know, enough is enough. And that’s why today’s lawsuit, I think, sends a clear signal that I’m willing to fight this on behalf of my reputation and what I did, but also on behalf of so many others who are either currently in those crosshairs or will be soon.”