Brennan shared his invented narrative with [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]] and Jimmy "the Weasel" Comey to form a Joint Counter-Intelligence Task Force.<ref>''NYT'', 1/19/17</ref>
Brennan shared his invented narrative with [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]] and Jimmy "the Weasel" Comey to form a Joint Counter-Intelligence Task Force.<ref>''NYT'', 1/19/17</ref>
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[[Stanford University]] professor [[Victor Davis Hanson]] is quoted as saying, {{quotebox|The [[Obama administration]] institutionalized [[deception]] as a tool of government.<br>We are slowly appreciating over the last year that lying under [[oath]] was an Obama-administration requisite for a high position in the [[intelligence community]].<br>Having engaged in [[illegal]]ity during the Obama administration is better on a résumé than following the law in a Trump government.<br>And yet still, this one constant keeps reverberating throughout the hysteria: Our [[elite]] always values the messenger over the message.}}
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[[Stanford University]] professor [[Victor Davis Hanson]] is quoted as saying, {{quotebox|The [[Obama administration]] institutionalized [[deception]] as a tool of government.<br>We are slowly appreciating over the last year that lying under [[oath]] was an Obama-administration requisite for a high position in the [[intelligence community]].<br>Having engaged in [[illegal]]ity during the Obama administration is better on a résumé than following the law in a Trump government.<br>And yet still, this one constant keeps reverberating throughout the hysteria: Our elite always values the messenger over the message.}}