Trumps administrations final weeks and as we head into this new political era. Great group. Jeh johnson, the former secretary of Homeland Security and serves as general counsel of the department of defense. He also represents new jersey in a seven state counsel that coordinates covid related reopening. Sue gordon is the former Principal Deputy director of national intelligence, the nations secondhighest intelligence post. She served in the Intelligence Community for over three decades in senior positions. Carrie cordero is the robert gates senior fellow and general counsel. She served at the department of justice and in the office of the director of it is a great group. We are going to start with a conversation among us, then move to some audience questions, which you can enter in the q a box on your screen, and we will also have a couple of polling questions we will weave in throughout so we can get a sense of what the audience thinks about some of the topics. Lets start with Homeland
To discuss them with a great group with us, jeh johon is the former secretary of Homeland Security answers as general counsel of the department of defense among other positions. He also represes new jersey in th seven state council the coordinates covid related reopening. Sue gordon is the former Principal Deputy director of national intelligence, the nation secondhighest intelligence post and sheerved in the Intelligence Community for over three decades in a variety of senior positions. Carrie corderode is the robert gates senior fellow at cns and organizations general counsel. When she was in, she served at the department of justice and the office of the director of national intelligence. Its a great group. We i have got to discuss today. Well start our conversation among us and then moved to some audience questions which, can enter in the q a box on your screen and we will also have a few questions as we done in our past couple sessions that we will we then throughout so we can get
I richard good afternoon, everyone i am richard fontaine, ceo of the center for new american security. I would like to welcome everyone to the discussion on Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, and intelligence on the Biden Administration. This session pulls together several critical issues, all of which are moving targets in the trumps administrations final weeks and as we head into this new political era. Great group. Jeh johnson, the former secretary of Homeland Security and serves as general counsel of the department of defense. He also represents new jersey in a seven state counsel that coordinates covid related reopening. Sue gordon is the former Principal Deputy director of national intelligence, the nations secondhighest intelligence post. She served in the Intelligence Community for over three decades in senior positions. Carrie cordero is the robert gates senior fellow and general counsel. She served at the department of justice and in the office of the director of it is a gre
His place in the history book of impeachment was already secure. But this solidifies his unique low point in american history. Now, trumps charge with incitement to insurrection stemming on the capitol hill a month ago. Tonight in a interview with cbs news, speaking out about trumps behavior, if he would vote for impeachment if he were still in the senate . I ran like hell to defeat him, i felt he was unfit to be president. I watched when everyone else watched when the crew invaded the congress. I will let the senate make the decision. Should former President Trump still receive Intelligence Briefings . I think not. Why not. Because of his eradict behavior. What is your worst fear if he continues to get the Intelligence Briefings . I would rather not speculate outloud, i just think that theres no need for him to have the intelligence briefing. What value is giving him an intelligence briefing. What impact does he have at all other than the fact that he may slip and say something. Tonig
News, the president is speaking out about trumps behavior, whether he should get Intelligence Briefings, whether he would vote to impeach if he were still in the senate. I ran like hell to defeat him because i thought he was unfit to be president. I watched what everybody else watched, what happened when that crew invaded the United States congress. But im not in the senate now, i will let the senate make that decision. Should former President Trump still receive Intelligence Briefings . I think not. Why not . Because of his erratic related to the insurrection. What is your worst fear if he continues to get these Intelligence Briefings . I would rather not speculate out loud. I just think that there is no need for him to have that Intelligence Briefing. What value is giving him an Intelligence Briefing . What impact does he have at all other than the fact he might slip and Say Something . Tonight the latest reporting from the New York Times says trumps defense lawyers, bruce castor and