Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump drew a connection in a new interview between his decision to revoke former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance with his involvement in the investigation into Russian election interference. Trump said in the interview, a full transcript of which was not immediately published by the newspaper. Trump cited Brennan as one of several national security officials he holds responsible for special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference. Brennan, who served under President Barack Obama, was one of the intelligence chiefs who signed off on the intelligence community's January 2017 assessment that Russia interfered with the intent to help Trump and to hurt Hillary Clinton. Trump has cast doubt on the US intelligence community's assessment and whether Russia was behind the election meddling.

Source: CNN August 16, 2018 13:18 UTC