John Brennan has published a memoir, much to President Trump’s distress. In the book the former CIA director reveals the president ordered the CIA not to share classified information with him while he was writing the book, a courtesy normally extended to former officials. “Courtesy” and “Trump” are two words that co-exist uneasily in any...
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Michigan Man Arrested for Threatening Whistleblower’s Attorney Mark Zaid
The ugliness of President Trump’s attacks on the whistleblower who first exposed his scheme to extract political favors from the Ukraine government has reached its logical culmination. Mark Zaid, the whistleblower’s attorney, received a death threat last year that has resulted in the arrest of a supporter of the president. The email came from Brittan...
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Whistleblower Attorneys Andrew Bakaj and Mark Zaid: ‘Reckless Attacks’ Threaten Our Client
The anonymous CIA whistleblower who first alleged wrongdoing in President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine has been followed by a succession of on-the-record witnesses who have provided Congress and the public with a wealth of new detail. Nonetheless the President Trump and his defender continue to press for the revelation of the whistleblower’s real name and...
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Whistleblowers, Good and Bad
An open letter from more than 100 former national security officials applauds the “responsible whistleblower” who came forward with information about President Trump’s Ukraine dealings. While the identity of the whistleblower is unknown, “we do know that he or she is an employee of the U.S. Government,” the signatories say. “As such, he or she...
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What Do Democrats Do With the CIA?
It was a get-together only a Washington policy addict could love. On a cold winter night, I took a Metrobus to a weekday evening presentation at the National Press Club, two blocks from the White House. The event was organized by a former CIA director. It featured four former government officials and a national security...
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