Despite repeatedly insisting that Obama’s intelligence agencies conducted “no spying on Donald Trump’s campaign,” a claim contradicted by inspector general reports, a two-year special counsel probe, congressional inquiries, and continued investigation, Obama administration CIA Director John Brennan said that the CIA values honesty.
“When you go into the intelligence profession, there also is a premium put on honesty, which sounds a bit, maybe, ironic to some, given that CIA officers sometimes have to adopt false personas when they go overseas to recruit spies,” Brennan told Tyler Cowen on a podcast episode of “Conversations With Tyler.”
“But inside of the CIA family, there is a real need to make sure that people don’t stray from the truth because national security really hangs in the balance,” Brennan said.