what do you make of the phrase drunk on power? i think it s absolutely right. he is acting completely unchecked by congress. it s unconstitutional, it s unprecedented, and it sets a precedent moving forward that if the president doesn t like what someone is saying, he can restrict their right to say it. it s undemocratic. kristin: so there has been this avalanche of opposition to this from former national security officials, 12 former senior intelligence officials put out a letter, and i want to read you part of it right now. they say we all agree that the president s actions regarding john brennan and the threats of similar action against other officials have nothing to do with who should and should not hold security clearances and everything to do with an attempt to stifle free speech. kevin, do you see this as an attempt to stifle free speech? there s no question that you could point to that and use that as an excuse. i m not saying that the president isn t trying to stifle free
leland: a former cricket star turned politician, there he is, was sworn in as pakistan s new prime minister today despite protests by opposition parties claiming the nation s powerful security services rigged the vote. khan secured 176 votes, defeated the opposition candidates of the pakistan muslim league and the national assembly vote khan promises what he calls ruthless accountability to combat corruption. good luck. kristin: unprecedented, that s how more than 70 former national security officials are describing president trump s decision to strip john brennan s security clearance. and now president trump s threatening to do the same thing to other officials who have been critical of his administration. so let s bring in republican strategist and cofounder kevin paul scott and run for something cofounder and former hillary clinton e-mail director amanda litman. amanda and kevin, thank you so much for being with us. i want to start with something that brennan himself said last n