If John Brennan Chanted "Lock Her Up" He'd Still Have His Security Clearance

When I learned of President Trump's decision to strip former CIA Director John Brennan of his security clearance, I immediately looked at the 13 grounds under which one can be stripped of one's security clearance.

Let's just say making “a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations — wild outbursts on the internet and television — about this administration” isn't one of them.

But "foreign preference" certainly is. Foreign preference, among other things, can mean "receiving benefits from another country". Well, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn certainly received benefits from both Turkey as a foreign agent and from Russia for giving a speech for the state sponsored RT network and got to sit next to Vladimir Putin to boot. Let's just say Flynn wasn't very forthcoming with this information.

If anyone deserves to lose their security clearance it is Michael Flynn. But of course Flynn has never called Trump a charlatan.

Let me put it this way. Had John Brennan had led the Republican National Convention in chants of "Lock Her Up" he would still have his security clearance.