CNN was caught pushing fake news in order to make the news look much worse that Trump revoked John Brennan’s secret clearance.
They reported that he didn’t consult Dan Coats in the decision:
Official with knowledge says DNI Coats was not consulted on revoking clearance
— Kristin Donnelly (@kristindonnelly) August 15, 2018
An official with knowledge tells CNN's Jim Sciutto that Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats was not consulted on revoking the clearance of John Brennan
Breaking: DNI Coats - the nation’s senior-most Intelligence official - was NOT consulted on Trump decision to revoke Fmr CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance - a source with knowledge tells me.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 15, 2018
That makes Trump sound rash and unreliable, which is likely true, but may not be true in this specific case.
In revoking #securityclearance of #JohnBrennan, it's obvious #Trump is following #Nixon's footsteps in many ways, including keeping an "enemies list", which is what this seems to be. No consultation w/ Dan Coats or #CIA, & no inclusion of Lyin' #MikeFlynn on list--only #Democrats https://t.co/Ctcw4ljev9
— Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) August 15, 2018
BUT the White House is denying it:
Trump did discuss the matter of Brennan’s security clearance with Dan Coats, I’m told. He was in the room.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 15, 2018
And there were multiple discussions with top officials, WH aides say.
For at least the last couple weeks, Trump has discussed Brennan’s security clearance with multiple top officials INCLUDING Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, multiple WH sources tell me. https://t.co/32iFDS6SEU
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 15, 2018
And they’re still reporting it as true:
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says it’s “unprecedented” that DNI Dan Coats was not consulted on revoking John Brennan’s security clearance https://t.co/KwN5toySCG pic.twitter.com/n9KzvzHbDc
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 15, 2018
And I just don’t get the big deal here. Yes, it’s petty for Trump to do such a thing, but is it really the worst thing ever done in history? They’re making him sound like Hitler over this. This is why people just don’t take criticism of Trump seriously because everyone is freaking out constantly.