U.S. Donald Trump John Brennan, the former Central Intelligence Agency Director, said Tuesday that U.S. intelligence agencies might not trust President Trump enough to provide him highly classified information. “There very well might be, there may be out of concern,” Brennan said on MSNBC of potential hesitation by intelligence agencies to share classified intelligence with Trump out of concern that he’ll share it. “What Mr. Trump did was to betray the women and men of the FBI, the CIA and NSA and others and betray the American public,” he said of Trump’s press conference alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday. "That’s why I use the term, this was nothing short of treason because it is a betrayal of the nation. He’s giving aid and comfort to the enemy.” Trump’s joint press conference with Putin saw him dismiss the consensus of the U.S. intelligence community that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. … [Read more...] about Former CIA Director: U.S. Intelligence Agencies Might Want to Withhold Information From Trump
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Secretary of State Pompeo to address Detroit Economic Club on Monday
Mike Pompeo speech on "America's Economic Revival" comes amid trade tension with alliesFirst time since 1987 that a sitting secretary of state has addressed the clubPompeo is also a former CIA director Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is coming to Detroit on Monday to address the city's business leaders in a lunchtime speech planned in the atrium of Ford Field.Pompeo is scheduled to speak at 12:30 p.m. Monday during the Detroit Economic Club luncheon.The former congressman from Kansas has been President Donald Trump's chief diplomat for less than two months after serving the first 15 months of the Trump presidency as director of Central Intelligence Agency.The theme of his speech in Detroit is "America's Economic Revival," according to the DEC, and comes amid global tensions over Trump's tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum and retaliatory duties being slapped on American-made goods by rivals and long-time allies of the U.S."When you're talking about … [Read more...] about Secretary of State Pompeo to address Detroit Economic Club on Monday
Former deputy director of Central Intelligence talks about caring for families of CIA’s fallen
In a special Memorial Day edition, the former deputy director of Central Intelligence explains the origins of the CIA Officers Memorial Foundation John McLaughlin was deputy director of Central Intelligence on September 11, 2001, and recalls vividly the reaction he had as the attacks were unfolding. "My thought was, 'That's it. That's it,'" he told CBS Senior National Security contributor and host Michael Morell on this week's special Memorial Day episode of "Intelligence Matters." "We were, throughout that summer, dealing with an avalanche of reporting about a potential terrorist attack. But we were frustrated in not knowing when exactly this would happen, what the target would be, what the method would be," McLaughlin said. "And in that moment, all of that became clear." As the nation paused this week to remember those who have given their lives in service, Morell and McLaughlin discussed the origins of the CIA Officers Memorial Foundation – which was founded just after … [Read more...] about Former deputy director of Central Intelligence talks about caring for families of CIA’s fallen
The US Senate approved Gina was Haspel as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Trump had wavered in his support for Haspel, at times expressing doubt in private meetings about whether she had the support to win confirmation, according to people with knowledge of the matter.CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel walks to meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 7, 2018. They said the USA needs to close the book forever on the program that marred America's image with allies overseas.But McCaskill, demonstrating again a willingness to buck a president who won her state by 19 percentage points, was not among them.She also helped carry out an order that the Central Intelligence Agency destroy its waterboarding videos. Doug Jones of Alabama is opposing her and Sen.Among Democrats supporting Haspel are several who are up for re-election this fall in states where Trump is popular, including Sen.The nomination came under fire for Haspel's past ties to the CIA's former rendition, detention and interrogation activities, carried out in the years following the September … [Read more...] about The US Senate approved Gina was Haspel as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency nominee Gina Haspel should renounce torture
U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) announced Saturday he will vote for President Donald Trump's nominee for CIA Director Gina Haspel.Others disagree two senators both from states that voted Trump, have backed Haspel's nomination.That may be enough to advance her nomination out of the committee, but it's not clear if it will win over a majority of senators when her confirmation moves to a vote of the full Senate. He is the second Democrat to announce his support for the President's pick to replace Mike Pompeo, who was confirmed as secretary of state last month.Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the committee, said Haspel has the knowledge and experience for the job, but "many people - and I include myself in that number - have questions about the message the Senate would be sending by confirming someone for this position who served as a supervisor in the counterterrorism center during the time of the rendition, detention and interrogation program".In a statement, Donnelly … [Read more...] about Central Intelligence Agency nominee Gina Haspel should renounce torture
Gina Haspel, alleged water-boarder, could be the next Central Intelligence Agency director
"If it were my call, I would not discontinue those programs", he told Fox Business Network's Maria Bartiromo on Thursday. "And I'd go back and study them and learn". Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., also announced his support Wednesday."I think you will find me to be a typical middle-class American", Haspel told senators. She needs some Democratic support to be confirmed by the Senate, where Republicans hold a 51-to-49 majority, as Sen.Asked repeatedly whether she believes torture is "immoral", Haspel refused to answer and denied that the CIA's interrogation tactics amounted to torture at all.Ms Haspel, a 33-year Central Intelligence Agency veteran who oversaw a secret prison in Thailand in 2002 while an Al-Qaeda suspect was waterboarded there, said at the hearing on Wednesday that she and other spies were working within the law."I believe Gina Haspel is a patriot who loves our country and has devoted her professional life to its service and defense", he said in a statement.U.S. President Donald … [Read more...] about Gina Haspel, alleged water-boarder, could be the next Central Intelligence Agency director
McCain urges Senate to reject Trump’s Central Intelligence Agency nominee Gina Haspel
How could she? If it was not immoral, it would probably still be legal. The Junior Senator, Kamala Harris, lived down to my abysmal expectations for her. "I think the techniques we used were not torture". During his presidential election campaign in 2016, Trump said "torture works" and said he believed the US should "go much stronger than waterboarding". Haspel said she doesn't believe Trump would ask her to resume waterboarding. "I was an interrogator in that program during the most controversial time, and I know who my boss was". She supported the destruction of the waterboarding tapes, she explained, because of security concerns of agency officers. "And I'd go back and study them and learn". "Pleasantly surprised. Last time I saw him he had just come out of surgery really anxious, eating really healthy, we watched "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and he was running commentary", Graham said about McCain's health. That is why we have a confirmation process". 'The vast amount of her … [Read more...] about McCain urges Senate to reject Trump’s Central Intelligence Agency nominee Gina Haspel
Trump Names First Woman, ‘Seasoned Spymaster,’ to Head Central Intelligence Agency
Gina Haspel will be the first woman to head the nation’s top intelligence shop if she is confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The nomination came after President Donald Trump replaced Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with Mike Pompeo, the current CIA director.The historic promotion for Haspel, 61, comes one year after she was nominated by Trump to serve as the deputy director of the CIA, a post with responsibilities that include assisting the CIA director with “managing intelligence collection, analysis, covert action, counterintelligence, and liaison relationships with foreign services,” her CIA bio states: Ms. Haspel is a career intelligence officer, having joined the CIA in 1985. She has extensive overseas experience and served as Chief of Station in several of her assignments. In Washington, she has held numerous senior leadership positions, including as Deputy Director of the National Clandestine Service, Deputy … [Read more...] about Trump Names First Woman, ‘Seasoned Spymaster,’ to Head Central Intelligence Agency
Trump Understands Intelligence Briefings Like A Veteran, CIA Director Mike Pompeo Says
American politician and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo praised President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his understanding of intelligence briefings, saying the POTUS is as profound as an agency veteran. During an interview with the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C., Pompeo told Marc A. Thiessen, “I have seen 25-year intelligence professional receive briefings. I would tell you that President Trump is the kind of recipient of our information at the same level that they are.” Pompeo also revealed that Trump asks “hard questions” and is “deeply engaged” at the time of his briefings which allow him to lead the conversation with regard to important policy issues, The Hill reported. He also defended the POTUS and vehemently denied reports of him having trouble in absorbing information. “He has the grounding for him to be able to grasp this information in a … [Read more...] about Trump Understands Intelligence Briefings Like A Veteran, CIA Director Mike Pompeo Says
Adm. Stansfield Turner, who led major CIA overhaul as director of central intelligence, dies 94
Retired Navy Adm. Stansfield Turner, the iconoclastic director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the late 1970s who significantly reorganized its clandestine ranks and helped usher in a new technological age at the agency, died Jan. 18 at his home in Seattle. He was 94. His secretary, Pat Moynihan, confirmed the death but did not disclose the cause. An Oxford-educated Rhodes scholar, Adm. Turner was long considered to be one of the Navy’s sharpest analytical minds and brashly confident leaders. He was a four-star admiral and commander of NATO forces in Southern Europe when he was tapped in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter, a Naval Academy classmate, to lead the U.S. intelligence community. As director of central intelligence during the entire Carter administration, Adm. Turner had an office in the Old Executive Office Building — next to the White House — and he met the president frequently for one-on-one briefings. He became the most powerful director of central … [Read more...] about Adm. Stansfield Turner, who led major CIA overhaul as director of central intelligence, dies 94