question is important the democrats say you went to singapore and came away with nothing. the white house seems to say slow your roll. it s a process and you agree with that? i do agree. it is an ongoing process. they have had the conversation and begin to see actual physical progress. one thing to get words, another thing to get actions. we re getting words and actions. it s very important to us. bill: on the fisa application that was made public, do you see a problem in that? i don t. a lot of people look at the fisa process and a top secret event to go through national security issues most people never see it. to see what is out now on carter page s fisa application a lot of people are amazed at the process. very few fisa applications are turned down because of so much work and back and forth with the judges saying we need more evidence before you finalize
i m concerned about him having privileges because his past history. a spokesman for brennanay sa the former cia chief does not profit off of his security clearance but the white house has mechanisms to remove clearances from former fbi director james comey, andrew mccabe, director of national intelligence james clapper, national security adviser susan rice and former cia director michael hayden. comey and mccabe no longer have security clearance and mike leigh who worked under george w. bush, i don t go back for classified briefings, won t have any affect on what i say or write, james clapper said this on cnn. a very petty thing to do and that is all i will say about it. having a security clearance
tonight a spokesperson for brennan shot back saying the former cia chief does not profit off his security clearance. but the white house is also exploring mechanisms to remove clearances from former fbi director james comey, former deputy fbi director andrew mccabe, former director of national intelligence james clapper, former national security advisor susan rice, and former cia director michael hayden. comey and mccabe reportedly no longer have security clearances. michael hayden, who also worked under president george w. bush, tweeted i don t go back for classified briefings, won t have any effect on what i say or write. james clapper said this on cnn. listen. i think this is just a very, very petty, petty thing to do. that s about all i will say about it. for the record, having a security clearance doesn t
he left government as per normal practice. he goes on to say comey recently declined a temporary clearance from the inspector general to read the classified annex to the ig s recent report. he didn t want to see classified material lest the president accuse him of leaking it. a spokesman for former fbi director andrew mccabe tweeted, mccabe s security clearance weise activated according to what we were told was fbi policy when he was terminated. you would think the white house would check with the fbi before trying to throw shiny objects to the press corps. former cia director michael haden tells nbc news, quote, i don t go back for classified briefings although they occasionally ask me in to offer a view on something. won t have any impact on what i say or write. but, he added, the move could create a chill that would be bad for policy development. here is how former director of national intelligence james clapper responded to the news. well, the security clearance
heard in south korea last fall. duyeon kim, thank you so much. thank you. more on our breaking news ahead. the white house says it may revoke the clearance of six former chiefs. michael hayden tweeted, quote, i don t go back for classified briefings. won t have an affect on what i say or write. we are live in washington, next. our new, hot, fresh breakfast will get you the readiest. (buzzer sound) holiday inn express. be the readiest. (electronic dance music)