Former CIA director John Brennan said Sunday that he is considering taking legal action to try to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from stripping other current and former officials' security clearances. Trump yanked Brennan's security clearance last week, saying he felt he had to do "something" about the "rigged" probe into Russian election interference. Speaking on CBS' Face the Nation, he said Trump's decision to revoke Brennan's clearance raises questions about whether he followed due process. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin agreed with Trump that Brennan's comments "really did cross a line." But, he said, rather than pulling officials' security clearances, Trump should avoid politicizing the issue and simply deny them access to classified material.

Source: CBC News August 19, 2018 20:03 UTC