Obama Says He Has 'Full Confidence' In CIA Chief John Brennan
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Friday that he has "full confidence" in Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan, despite calls for his resignation over a damning report that found employees snooped on computers used by U.S. Senate staff to investigate the agency.
"Keep in mind that John Brennan was the person who called for the [inspector general] report," the president said.
According to a CIA Inspector General’s Office report, agency employees in 2009 hacked Senate computers being used to compile a report on the agency’s infamous detention and interrogation program -- a move that critics have characterized as a significant breach of the separation of powers.
Despite issuing an apology to the Senate Intelligence Committee, Brennan's vocal defense of the agency earlier this year has infuriated lawmakers, some of whom who are now calling for the director's resignation.
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Now my question is, did the President know about it? If he's refusing to fire Brennan, you gotta wonder how far down the rabbit hole this goes... The CIA is under the control of the President - or is it?
