Today. President trump admitting he all but revoked security clearance because of the russia investigation. This came hours after the president said he was following through on his threat. He was among the officials who presented evidence to mr. Trump before the inauguration that russia interfered in the 2016 election. Speaking to the journal, the president drew a direct connection with brennan and the russia probe. He said i call it a rigged witch hunt. He added, so i think it is something that had to be done. Hours earlier, press secretary Sarah Sanders said he lost this clearance because of wild outbursts on television. She did not specify what those were. Mr. Brennans lying and recent conduct characterized by commentary is consistent with the access to the nations closely held secrets. How can we not interpret that as getting back . The president has a constitutional responsibility to protect classified information and who has access. Brennan says americans should be worried about