brannan as among those he held responsible for the russia investigation. brannan was director of the cia and the democratic administration of former president obama and one of those who prepped evidence to trump shortly before his inauguration that russia had interfered in the 2016 election. mr. trump said in the interview "i call it the rigged witch hunt. it is a sham. and these people led it," he added. so i think it's something that had to be done. reading this in the "wall street journal," i feel like michael chai, like okay, so we got him, right. >> this is all over, right? no? nothing matters anymore? john brennan was white house homeland security adviser, he ran the national counterterrorism center under george w. bush, he spent 25 years at the cia, rising to become cia director in 2013. in his capacity as director, he was directly involved, personally involved with the

clearance was because of brannan's role in the russia investigation.ot of the reaction to this today is that this is unique. this has never really happened before. but this isn't the same admission of obstruction of justice that we saw in the lester holt interview about james comey last year. james comey was leading the fbi while the fbi was investigating the russia issue. firing him in the middle of that investigation might logically have had an effect on the investigation. since at the time he was head of that agency. in contrast, john brennan is already retired. and with the exception of bruce orr who still works in a senior role at the justice department, all of the other senior law enforcement personnel who the president threatened and put on this list yesterday for security clearance revocation, they're all prior officialsnous, too. they're formers. they're not running anything like when trump fired him. and i got that distinction. there is one part of this that you should know. which is what brannan himself was saying right up till this whole th

i'm not sure brannan is being as sympathetic as he is. the smart part mike more rel and the rest of the people doing the letter. a former colleague helped to marshall the issue. it hts the president by normal thinking americans. >> some of the officials who signed the lter did express discomfort with how harsh some of his brannan's comments have been against president trump. >> brannan is trying tohave it both ways. he makes allusions that he's trump is a puppet of putin. but then when he was asked point llank, do you know of any compromising materhat he has, and brannan said no, i wodon't. and hd know supposedly as head of the cia. >>joe, sean walsh, political consultant and ma ris sass lagos, thank you all. >> thank you. >>> moving now to tech. imagine a free website where you can find more than 100,000 discussion forums on ptty much any topic welcome to reddit. since the launch in 2005, it has become the fourth most popular website in the u.s. each month hundreds of millions of visitors is comments on and post linksings to various topi

the brannan decision triggered this. these people have been upset, troubled, concerned about the future of the country. most of them privately think trump is not fit for office. republican and democrat. some of them publicly. but all of them have been kind of trying to hold their fire because unlike brannan who very early decided that he is concerned about the future of the country as such he had to speak out and break with the normal protocol for intelligence officials, high intelligence officials and start to take a public posture, of these others do not want to be on the public political stage. they have felt the accumulation of slights, fears and this was the thing that triggered them to come out. i don't know what effect it will have if it has any effect. but helsinki was an important marker. this is the next stage in what looks like among respectable responsible people who care about national security and understand the national security and intelligence communities of the country, his support now donald trump's ha

comments have been against president trump. >> brannan is trying to have it both ways. he makes allusions that he's trump is a puppet of putin. but then when he was asked point bla, do you know of any compromising material that he has, and brannan said no, i don't. and he would know supposedly as head of the cia. >> joe, sean walsh, political consultant and ma ris sass lagos, thank you all. >> thank you. >>> moving now to tec imagine a free website where you can find more than 100,000 discussion forums on pretty much any topic imaginable. wcome to reddit. since the launch in 2005, it has become the fourth mo popular website in the u.s. each month hundreds of millions of visitors is comments on and n post linksigs to various topics known as sub reddits. witht comes challenges like facebook and other social media. it isng grappli with how to protect free speech while fighting hate speechli and o bullying. here is the general counsel and vice president of reddick, lissa. >> reddit is one of the most popular web sites in the world. it doesn't have the same name recognition

. >> brannan son survived. >> basically that was all it said. >> what was that like? >> of course we wanted more details. >> it was a relief. >> zach was alive. all they needed to know for now. but georgia, still no word. while his parents worried about him at home, zach was riding out the chaos in kuji. >> i wasn't really sure what was going on at first. >> after the shaking stopped, zach and his co-workers moved to the top floor of city hall, a crow's nest with a view of the whole city and the coastline. >> if something is going to happen, this is where you'd see it? >> yes. >> then he saw it. something about the rivers that split the city and normally flow out to the sea. >> the river was beginning to flow in the opposite direction. the water began to change color as well, began going from this bluish color to being very murky. >> even four stories up, zach

brannan has been very critical of mr. ump. the president cited brannan's erratic behavior as a reason. in an interview with the "wall street journal" tonight, trump says hete wto strip brannan's security clearance last week but it was "too hectic." last week the president was on vacation at his new jersey golf club. >> a verdict in the trial of president trump's former campaign chaian. deliberations begin at 9:30 tomorrowromorning. thecution told jurors the evidence off 18 different criminal counts is overwhelming. nbc's nikki car ba who has has arguments. >> prosecutors tried to paint former trump campaign manager paul manafort as greedy and dishonest, someone who lived a luxurious lifestyle but the defense insisted he was betrayed by his one-time friend and business partner rick gates. >> the government case went in very, very strong. >> manafort wentrinto the tal facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars for tax fraud and charges related to political consulting work in ukraine. e prosecutor spoke t

will there be legal recourse for brannan or anybody else threatened in this way?m not sure they have a legal case. the president does have this power. he ignored all the channels, the agencies like cia and director of national intelligence that confer these security clearances, in this case the cia because brennan was a former cia director, they are the agenciy that should be reviewing and revoking if there's an issue. but there's no issue here. he said on my program and elsewhere he has never gone back and asked for a briefing or had a briefing from this administration. he has only gone back to review his own files in preparation for testimony and the like. he hasn't used this. the whole reason mike hayden, the former cia director and nsa director, the sole reason he's on this list, live long republican, i believe, the reason for there is in the first place is so that people like mike hayden could go to their predecessors and say, you know this person we picked up in yemen or afghanistan. what do you recall about this case? how should we proceed? what about what'

gary played for the opposing brannan high.my first high school game as a coach. i think his senior year in high school. he proceeded to go out on the court in our game and score 43 points. and i vividly remember gary shooting one shot deep in the right corner, and walking over to the drinking fountain to get a drink of water while everybody else went over to the other end. gary's mom evelyn never missed a game, but she felt like hiding after seeing her son pull the water fountain stunt. oh...he doesn't belong to me. gary's a sports guy, man. sports people talk a little stuff. that's why gary radnich can shoot a basketball, take a drink of water, then come back and play the game.those qualities are from his father. after graduating an all-american from brannan in 1968, gary went on to set the freshman scoring record at brigham young university. following his sophomore season, gary transferred to the university of nevada las vegas. figuring the runnin' rebels would be a better fit for his free-wheeling style. but also seeing a fut

we're starting with the woug post which reporting that president trump feels emboldened by stripping brannancurity clearance. two aides adding that he feels a visceral disdain for the former director when he sees him on tv. white house officials said trump did not focus on his power to remove clearances until this summer. white house aide confirm that trump made his decision about brennan who serves as an nbc contributor. sarah sanders recommended they announce the action wednesday amid an onslaught of news coverage from former aide's omarosa manigault newsome's new book. >>> the white house provided a list of former officials and one still serving at the justice department whose security clearances are under review, regardless of whether they have them or not. on wednesday, lengthy action against brennan, and the rest of the reviews to the russia probe, telling the "wall street journal", these people led it so i think it is something that had to be done. national security lawyer mark zaid said brennan could pursue a due process claim, saying he is unlikely he could win it back. >>> that whi

director brannan, thank you again for being here. i want to ask you about this breaking news we had tonight from "washington post." you can see the headline here white house drafts more clearance cancellations demanded by trump. i will just read you the lead. the white house has drafted documents revoking security clearances of current and former officials who president trump, trump wants to sign, quote, most, if not all of them, said one senior white house official who indicated that communication aides including press secretary sarah huckabee sanders and bill shine have discussed the optimum times to release them as a distraction during unfavorable news cycles. here's the part about you. this senior white house official acknowledged that the step taken this week against john brennan had been prepared in late july when sanders first said trump was considering it. but the decision to take that step was taken this week to divert attention from nonstop coverage of a critical book released by fired aid only row sae new man. consideratio

after graduating an all-american from brannan in 1968, gary went on to set the freshman scoring recordersity of nevada las vegas. figuring the runnin' rebels would be a better fit for his free-wheeling style. but also seeing a future beyond basketball. there, a local columnist wrote: radnich was a ball-handling merlin who could make the basketball do everything but whistle. i put on a good show, and it was enough to get me through college, but it wasn't good enough for the pros. gary carved a niche for himself as arguably the most recognizable personality in the bay area. he's certainly one of the more written-about personalities. over 100 articles that featured radnich the reporter and radnich the stylist. gary has done it his way. not only as a sportscaster, but as a showman. i'm gonna close my eyes. roll whatever tape you want and we'll close the show. just roll the tape. i ain't slow...you've been with me...woah!sometimes i'm thinking: what on earth are you talking about? i am not gonna respond to that. i'm the first one to admit. television news

after graduating an all-american from brannan in 1968, gary went on to set the freshman scoring recorded to the university of nevada las vegas. figuring the runnin' rebels would be a better fit for his free-wheeling style. but also seeing a future beyond basketball. there, a local columnist wrote: radnich could make the basketball do o everything but whistle. i put on a good show, and it was enough to get me through college, but it wasn't good enough for the pros. gary carved a niche for himself as arguably the most recognizable personality in the bay area. he's certainly one of the more written-about personalities. over 100 articles that featured radnich the reporter and radnich the stylist. gary has done it his way. not only as a sportscaster, but as a showman. i'm gonna close my eyes. roll whatever tape you want and we'll close the show. just roll the tape. i ain't slow...you've been with me...woah!sometimes i'm thinking: what on earth are you talking about? i am not gonna respond to that. i'm the first one to admit. television news is a lot of th

after graduating an all-american from brannan in 1968, gary went on to set the freshman scoring recordhe university of nevada las vegas. figuring the runnin' rebels would be a better fit for his free-wheeling style. but also seeing a future beyond basketball. there, a local columnist wrote: radnich was a ball-handling merlin who could make the basketball do everything but whistle. i put on a good show, and it was enough to get me through college, but it wasn't good enough for the pros. gary carved a niche for himself as arguably the most recognizable personality in the bay area. he's certainly one of the more written-about personalities. over 100 articles that featured radnich the reporter and radnich the stylist. gary has done it his way. not only as a sportscaster, but as a showman. i'm gonna close my eyes. roll whatever tape you want and we'll close the show. just roll the tape. i ain't slow...you've been with me...woah!sometimes i'm thinking: what on earth are you talking about? i am not gonna respond to that. i'm the first one to admit. televisi