in this op-ed. she declined to answer. she focused on john brennan. here is what she had to say. >> why is everybody so obsessed with the president of the united states that they can't begin or finish a sentence without mentioning his name. it's weird. it's affecting people on the news who fancy themselves security experts. he had that clearance for a long time. i think chairman burr said it best. if you said there was russian collusion, why didn't you tell us when you were oath? >> as you heard there, kellyanne conway asking us why we're so focused on the president? i think the answer is simple, because he's the president of the united states. more to the point about the security clearances, they are focusing on john brennan and what they are characterizing as his lack of credibility. the question remains, how are they going to evaluate the other folks on the list, some of whom are involved in the russia investigation? what are they going to use to