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Brennan says he's willing to be interviewed by Durham, has 'nothing to hide'

  
Via:  Vic Eldred  •  4 years ago  •  34 comments

By:   Brooke Singman (Fox News)

Brennan says he's willing to be interviewed by Durham, has 'nothing to hide'
Former CIA Director John Brennan says he is willing to be interviewed by John Durham, the U.S. attorney from Connecticut investigating the origins of the Russia probe, while maintaining that he has "nothing to hide."

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U.S. attorney John Durham steps up his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe; insight from former federal prosecutor Robert Ray.

Former CIA Director John Brennan says he is willing to be interviewed by John Durham, the U.S. attorney from Connecticut investigating the origins of the Russia probe, while maintaining that he has "nothing to hide."

Brennan, speaking with MSNBC, said he has yet to be contacted by Durham but said he would appear for an interview with him and his team of investigators.

"I feel very good that my tenure at CIA and my time at the White House during the Obama administration ... that I was not engaged in any type of wrongdoing or activities that cause me to worry about what this investigation may uncover," Brennan said Friday. "So, I welcome the opportunity to talk with the investigators."

He added: "I have nothing to hide. I have not yet been interviewed by any of those individuals involved in this matter but I'm willing to do so."

Brennan went on to say that he believes "the American public have been misled by Donald Trump, by William Barr and others."

"And so I look forward to the day when the truth is going to come out and the individuals who have mischaracterized what has happened in the past will be shown to have deceived the American people," he said.

Brennan called Durham a "well-respected individual from the Justice Department."

"I'd like to think that John Durham and the other DOJ and FBI investigators will continue to honor their oath of office and to carry out their responsibilities without any consideration of political interests of Donald Trump," Brennan said.

Brennan's comments come amid widespread speculation about the status of Durham's probe, especially after the Justice Department moved to dismiss the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn amid concerns about the handling of his FBI interview.

Durham is investigating the origins of the FBI's original Russia probe, which began in July 2016, through the presidential transition period and the appointment of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Last week, a list of top Obama administration officials who purportedly requested to "unmask" the identity of Flynn during the presidential transition period was declassified and released to the public.

The roster features top-ranking figures including Brennan, then-Vice President Joe Biden, then-FBI Director James Comey, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and Obama's then-chief of staff Denis McDonough.

The declassified "unmasking" list specifically showed officials who "may have received Lt. Gen Flynn's identity in response to a request processed between 8 November 2016 and 31 January 2017 to unmask an identity that had been generically referred to in an NSA foreign intelligence report," the document, obtained by Fox News, read.

"Each individual was an authorized recipient of the original report and the unmasking was approved through NSA's standard process, which includes a review of the justification for the request," the document said. "Only certain personnel are authorized to submit unmasking requests into the NSA system. In this case, 16 authorized individuals requested unmasking for [REDACTED] different NSA intelligence reports for select identified principals."

The document added: "While the principals are identified below, we cannot confirm they saw the unmasked information. This response does not include any requests outside of the specified time-frame."

The list revealed that, among them, Brennan made two requests, one on Dec. 14 and one on Dec. 15, 2016.

Data obtained by Fox News shows that thousands of unmasking requests have been fulfilled every year across both the Obama and Trump administrations, reflecting the often routine nature of these requests in intelligence work. The practice is regarded as an important national security tool.

Unmasking occurs after U.S. citizens' conversations are incidentally picked up in conversations with foreign officials who are being monitored by the intelligence community. The U.S. citizens' identities are supposed to be protected if their participation is incidental and no wrongdoing is suspected. However, officials can determine the U.S. citizens' names through a process that is supposed to safeguard their rights. In the typical process, when officials are requesting the unmasking of an American, they do not necessarily know the identity of the person in advance.

Meanwhile, during a separate MSNBC interview last week, Brennan called the declassification of the "unmasking" file an "abominable abuse of authority" and said the actions by the Department of Justice to drop the case against Flynn was "blatant political corruption at the highest levels of U.S. government."

Flynn's case has returned to the national spotlight after the DOJ moved to dismiss charges against him of lying to the FBI about conversations with Russia's ambassador, despite a guilty plea that he later sought to withdraw.

Trump allies claim Flynn was wrongly targeted, and have suggested high-level involvement in an effort to bring him down. Democrats, however, claim the DOJ's decision to abandon the case shows how it has become politicized.

As for Durham's probe, multiple sources familiar told Fox News that he is expected to wrap up his investigation by the end of the summer.


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Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
1  seeder  Vic Eldred    4 years ago

It's so good to hear that Brennan will be up to answering a few questions. 


“And so I look forward to the day when the truth is going to come out and the individuals who have mischaracterized what has happened in the past will be shown to have deceived the American people,” he said.

Ya John, You and I!


Brennan called Durham a “well-respected individual from the Justice Department.”

That is beyond dispute! Thanks John, Durham will take it from here.

 

 
 
 
igknorantzrulz
PhD Quiet
1.2  igknorantzrulz  replied to  Vic Eldred @1    4 years ago

wow Vic,

that doude looks like You a bit tit...

my first thought was  BENGHAZI , the sequel.

all of your and companies  flattery was also bestowed upon ole Trey Gowdy, before he got embarrassed by Hillary Clinton, but, you guys keep on keeping on with the dream i guess

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
1.2.1  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  igknorantzrulz @1.2    4 years ago
that doude looks like You a bit tit...

Think so?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
1.2.2  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  igknorantzrulz @1.2    4 years ago
all of your and companies  flattery was also bestowed upon ole Trey Gowdy, before he got embarrassed by Hillary Clinton

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XXJefferson51
Senior Guide
2  XXJefferson51    4 years ago

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAIrPeNAHb524hpCOcNXho9yg-LgoXPmI8XAU80/?igshid=13fuxuowkhnug

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
3  seeder  Vic Eldred    4 years ago

‘He Was Grossly Incompetent, That’s All I Can Say"......

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Incompetent or devious?

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
3.1  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @3    4 years ago

INCOMPETENT

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
3.1.1  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Tessylo @3.1    4 years ago

And you do know who the President was talking about?


I'll give you one clue - it was Brennan's boss!

 
 
 
Split Personality
Professor Guide
3.1.2  Split Personality  replied to  Vic Eldred @3.1.1    4 years ago

So now the topic is Obama? jrSmiley_55_smiley_image.gif

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
3.1.3  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Split Personality @3.1.2    4 years ago

The Obama administration is mentioned in the article. Isn't that the cry I keep hearing from the left?

 
 
 
Texan1211
Professor Principal
3.1.4  Texan1211  replied to  Vic Eldred @3.1.3    4 years ago
The Obama administration is mentioned in the article. Isn't that the cry I keep hearing from the left?

I have it from a pretty good source that if the article even mentions someone's name in passing, then THAT is allowed as on topic.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
3.1.5  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Texan1211 @3.1.4    4 years ago

Iv'e heard that too. I think Iv'e even started to hear it in my sleep!

 
 
 
Split Personality
Professor Guide
3.1.6  Split Personality  replied to  Texan1211 @3.1.4    4 years ago

You are correct, my bad , I missed it in the Brennan quote.

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Split Personality
Professor Guide
3.1.7  Split Personality  replied to  Vic Eldred @3.1.3    4 years ago
Isn't that the cry I keep hearing from the left?

I have no idea whatsoever of what you hear from any direction.

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
Senior Guide
3.1.8  XXJefferson51  replied to  Texan1211 @3.1.4    4 years ago

👌👍👏

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
3.1.9  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @3.1.1    4 years ago

That doesn't change the fact that the 'president' is incompetent and a bumbling moron.  

 
 
 
Texan1211
Professor Principal
3.1.10  Texan1211  replied to  Split Personality @3.1.6    4 years ago
You are correct, my bad , I missed it in the Brennan quote.

Doesn't matter anyways.

Everything is on topic nowadays.

Or not.

Who knows?

 
 
 
Ender
Professor Principal
4  Ender    4 years ago

Why does Flynn keep getting brought up into what Durham is supposedly doing.

If he was tasked to probe the origins of the FBI Russian investigation, Flynn was the aftermath, not part of the origins.

Also why would the CIA be involved or questioned for a probe into the FBI...

I have a feeling this is going to end like the Mueller report, where both sides see what they want to see with no real resolve.

 
 
 
bbl-1
Professor Quiet
5  bbl-1    4 years ago

Durham should interview everyone.  Under oath.  Including those forcing this 'investigation'.  Everyone.  Durham himself should be interviewed alongside Robert Mueller.

 
 

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