director louis freeh he launched a private consulting firm here's why it's kind of a big deal it turns out that former intelligence officials usually keep their security clearance. he's john brennan monetizing his security clearance is john brennan making millions of dollars they volunteered secrets to the mainstream media with his attacks on donald trump so even after leaving office they've still got power and connections that they could use to further their agenda on the intelligence. so whatever happened to a quiet retirement now in the air pockets around the new forces of emerging former top spies who are turning to political activism. marty new york the editor of defense and foreign affairs magazine gregory coakley says that in any other country such behavior would be considered treasonous but what we've seen lately the last two years is. the situation with people like director of national intelligence clapper and the like brennan. and so on making extremely comments designed deliberately to undermine the current u.s. government now this is this would be treason of all the most go