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Critics. i don't think as we've seen this morning with john brennan's op-ed it won't be successful in silencing those who are threatened and on what does appear to be an enemies list. the thing i'm most concerned about, though, john is not about john brennan's security clearance, jim clapper's or mine or any former officials. the concern i have is the message this sends to career intelligence officials, career intelligence professionals and law enforcement professionals whose job it is to do independent work free from political influence, whose job it is to speak truth to power. to tell the un...

President trump is considering revoking security clearances of a handful of former intelligence officials that have been critical of the president. so is this a real threat or just a way to distract from the various russia headlines? joining us now is democratic senator chris coons of delaware. senator, thanks so much for being with us. you were asked flat out if the president's all caps tweets on iran and then of course this statement from the white house press briefing room on the possibility of revoking security clearances, you were asked bluntly is this an effort to distract by the preside...

Transitioned into government somehow. these are people who are career intelligence law enforcement professional. >> let's get to the broader point that elise was trying to make earlier that maybe we need to revamp the security system. i want to share what rand paul said on fox. >> i told the president in private what i've been saying in public, i think there's a great danger to having talking heads on tv who are ex-cia agents and still have classified clearance. there's a real danger they might inadvertently reveal classified information. >> if you want to have a cooling off period. if you wan...

>> and i also believe they changed a single vote. they didn't change a single vote. >> that's not what i asked you. i asked you whether -- >> mike -- when steve is talking about the leadership in the intelligence community, you referenced, well, i totally get that perspective. the president says the same thing. he's put his own people in. he now has confidence in his intelligence community. but the people who are actually the career intelligence people, the people actually doing the intercepts, the case officers in the field, who are doing the analysis, they're pretty much the same people who ...

Of our trust. >> do you believe the russians meddled in the election, steve? do you believe the russians meddled in the election? do you believe they attacked our electoral system? >> i think the russians among many nations tried to interfere in our elections, yes. >> so you're qualifying this also. >> and i also believe they changed a single vote. they didn't change a single vote. >> that's not what i asked you. i asked you whether -- >> mike -- when steve is talking about the leadership in the intelligence community, you referenced, well, i totally get that perspective. the president says th...