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On "meet the press" telling kruk todd why he thinks court action may be necessary. >> if my clearances and my reputation, as im being pulled through the mud now, if that is the price were going to pay to prevent donald trump from doing this against other people, to me, it is a small price to pay. i am going to do whatever i can personally to try to prevent these abuses in the future. if it means going to court, i will do that. >> joining me now is john mclaughlin, former acting cia director and ...

Can personally to try to prevent these abuses in the future. and if it means going to court, i will do that. >> this comes as "the washington post" reports that the white house has drafted documents to revoke the security clearance of former and current officials that have been critical of trump. telling "the post," quote, communications, aides, including sarah huckabee sanders and bill shine, it is newly named deputy chief of staff, have discussed the optimum times to release them as a distract...

Their abuses. he is doing it, because james comey was mean to me. >> heres somebody independent of the president, first lady melania trump spoke as a part of her anti-bullying campaign. lets watch her. >> in todays global society, social media is an inventible part of our childrens daily lives. it can be used in many positive ways, but can also be distractive and harmful when used incorrectly. lets face it. most children are more aware of the benefits and pitfalls of social media than some adult...

>> well, i have been contacted by a number of lawyers and they have already given me their thoughts about the basis for a complaint, an injunction, to try to prevent him from doing this in the future. if my clearances and my reputation as im being pulled through the mud now, if thats the price were going to pay to prevent donald trump from doing this against other people, to me its a small price to pay. so i am going to do whatever i can personally to try to prevent these abuses in the future. a...

Employee because of his association with individuals, and thats really concerning. thats a question of getting to the institutions that really help to guard against the abuses of power that we see. >> andrea mitchell is with us and she has a question as well. >> john mclaughlin, as someone who is acting cia director and deputy cia director what are you hearing from your former colleagues as to the morale issue and whether or not they think their leaders can stand up against these threats, the cu...

Security clearance last week. lets watch. >> i have been contacted about a number of lawyers. they have given the can complaint and injunction to try to prevent him from doing this in the future. if my clearances and my reputation as im being pulled through the mud now, if thats the price to pay to prevent donald trump from doing this against other people to me its a small price to pay. so i am going to do whatever i can personally to try to prevent these abuses in the future. if it means going ...

World. we have a democracy. we dont have an authoritarian leader. >> john brennan, of course, was on with chuck todd yesterday. before that was on with rachel maddow on friday night. heres what he had to say on "meet the press" on sunday. >> if my clearances and my reputation as im being pulled through the mud now, if thats the price were going to pay to prevent donald trump from doing this against other people, to me, its a small price to pay. so i am going to do whatever i can personally to tr...

>> this coded document shows disastrous losses or a confidential assessment of future profits. if you are one of the 32 million americans who own stock, such information can cost you money or earn you money. perhaps millions in you find out first. in any case, it is illegal. >> the single biggest currency has always been information. in the 80s, that information was trading back and forth and investors were talking to their buddies and they went to business school and actually working on the dea...

Going to pay to prevent donald trump from doing this gaiagains other people, and to me, it is a small price to pay. so i will do whatever i can personally to try to prevent these abuses in the future. and if it means to go to court, i will do that. >> all right. here with me, cnn political and national security analyst and national security correspondent for "the new york times" david sanger and cnn national security analyst elli ackerman, and so is this the right track for him? >> well, the pre...

The position hes in of criticizing president trump and his so-called collusion with russia unless he did use classified information. >> but brennan isnt backing down, even threatening to take his concerns to court. >> i have been contacted by a number of lawyers. they have already given me their thoughts about the basis for a complaint, an injunction, to try to prevent him from doing this in the future. if my clearances and my reputation as im being pulled through the mud now, if thats the price...