Fox and friends first starts right now. Jillian it is dark on this thursday as we are getting to that time it starts to stay darker a little later. Good morning. Rob we dont have a studio audience. Jillian you are watching fox and friends first. Donald trump stripping former cia director john brennan of his security clearance and there may be more to come. Several other heavy hitters put on notice, Griff Jenkins live in washington with reaction from both sides. In an interview this morning the president says his decision to revoke brennans clearance was born out of the russia probe saying, quote, i call it the rigged witchhunt. It is a sham. These people would it so it was something that had to be done. Sarah sanders explained the decision to pool clearance, leveraging status of the terrorists and outrageous allegations and added this. Any benefit senior officials might glean from consultations with Mister Brennan are outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior. R