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FM123

(10,053 posts)
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 12:44 PM Aug 2018

Trump Taunts Brennan, 'Worst CIA Director': 'I Hope' He Sues Me!

After stripping former CIA Director John Brennan of his security clearance over his criticism of the President and his role in the “witch hunt,” President Donald Trump continued taunting Brennan on Twitter Monday, daring him to file a lawsuit.


"I hope John Brennan, the worst CIA Director in our country’s history, brings a lawsuit. It will then be very easy to get all of his records, texts, emails and documents to show not only the poor job he did, but how he was involved with the Mueller Rigged Witch Hunt. He won’t sue!"

"Everybody wants to keep their Security Clearance, it’s worth great prestige and big dollars, even board seats, and that is why certain people are coming forward to protect Brennan. It certainly isn’t because of the good job he did! He is a political hack."

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-taunts-brennan-hope-he-sues

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Trump Taunts Brennan, 'Worst CIA Director': 'I Hope' He Sues Me! (Original Post) FM123 Aug 2018 OP
I wish the whole country could take a Class Action suit .. CatMor Aug 2018 #1
That would be fun. nt leftyladyfrommo Aug 2018 #5
I wish we could. bdamomma Aug 2018 #11
Trump is a flaming asshole. COLGATE4 Aug 2018 #2
Spanky shouldn't assume Brennan is making empty threats of litigation The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #3
Trump is spending his time madaboutharry Aug 2018 #4
Can you sue a sitting president? nolabear Aug 2018 #6
Yes. Paula Jones sued Clinton. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #10
he would have been long gone bdamomma Aug 2018 #12
Trump: "worst ever" "we'll see" etcetera etcetera Democrats_win Aug 2018 #7
I hope Brennan drips, drips, drips dirt on Trumps. nt NCjack Aug 2018 #8
No different than the "napalm vs Agent Orange" debate he had with concerned Vietnam vets Docreed2003 Aug 2018 #9

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,706 posts)
3. Spanky shouldn't assume Brennan is making empty threats of litigation
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 12:56 PM
Aug 2018

as was his MO for years - he'd threaten to sue to intimidate people, and then not do it. I do not think Brennan's threat is idle at all.

madaboutharry

(40,211 posts)
4. Trump is spending his time
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 12:57 PM
Aug 2018

proving that everything Omarosa wrote in her book about him is true. Trump has lost his mind.

nolabear

(41,963 posts)
6. Can you sue a sitting president?
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:05 PM
Aug 2018

Can you imagine what his life will be like once we’ve either thrown or voted his ass out of office?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,706 posts)
10. Yes. Paula Jones sued Clinton.
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:42 PM
Aug 2018

The Supreme Court said a civil suit can be brought against a sitting president as an individual for acts done before he took office and were unrelated to his presidency. But that was an ordinary civil case brought against a president personally. Brennan's lawsuit would be against the president as president (that is, against the representative of the government) claiming his constitutional rights were violated, and there's no prohibition against suing a president acting as the representative of the government for violating the Constitution. Right now there's a lawsuit in progress claiming Trump violated the Emoluments Clause.

bdamomma

(63,849 posts)
12. he would have been long gone
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:44 PM
Aug 2018

if we lived Europe or some where else. This jerk would have been long gone.

Democrats_win

(6,539 posts)
7. Trump: "worst ever" "we'll see" etcetera etcetera
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:14 PM
Aug 2018

It's just a trump idiom now. It's like when you use phrases such as "oh boy" or "oh my dog." They have no real meaning, they're just there. When he's in prison, he'll still be mumbling them to the walls and no one will hear his screams. Justice.

Docreed2003

(16,860 posts)
9. No different than the "napalm vs Agent Orange" debate he had with concerned Vietnam vets
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:41 PM
Aug 2018

Trumps dumb ass has made his mind up about facts, truth be damned...this is a weak "strong man"'s attempt at a threat. Carry on Mr Brennan.

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