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Suggesting brennan misused classified information as brennan threatens legal action. a look at it all in today's newsroom news feed. >> security clearances are very important to me, very, very important. i've had a tremendous response for having done that. >> he is trumped on power. he is. i think he is abusing the powers of that office. >> if president trump wanted to change the subject from omerosa this week, he certainly did. >> new reaction from john brennan after president trump decided to revoke his security clear ns. for president trump he said it's about revenge. >> a clear signal to o...

Fairly quickly proclaiming that mcgahn is no rat. for his part the special counsel continues to push for more information on the trump orbit. specifically possible obstruction. though today there has been no proof of the president or anyone in his campaign colluding specifically with russians to impact the election. certainly not here at the white house. that's their perspective, sandra. >> sandra: former c.i.a. director john brennan is now threatening to sue to get back his security clear ns. what can you tell us about that? >> he is threatening to do this. understand from the white house's p...

Be a surprise. their side believes that somebody in the jury room must have doubt about the evidence or charges against paul manafort who arrived again this morning in a non-descript gray van with tinted windows to sit in a small cell without a tv or reading material to wait for an announcement of a verdict that could come at any time. the defense team is looking ahead to his next trial in september. they've not lost sight of the fact no matter what happens in alexandria, manafort will not walk out a free man because he still has to face charges in d.c. >> eric: a lot going on and to look ahea...

President's motivation being called into question by his critics? >> it's one of the challenges. they talk about motivations rather than the actual conduct. the president has every reason and right in this case to question why these people still have clearances if they have no need. >> eric: some would say they can get advice and rely on their experience, institutional memory. >> this is important and let's understand, one, you can give advice based on history without a clearance and you can review your notes when you did something. but a go-forward clearance implies new material. if there is ...

Nelly ohr was retained and paid by fusion gps to work with christopher steele to create that dossier. we have also come to find out that bruce ohr was communicating with christopher steele for 10 months before the first fisa application and another seven most after the first fisa application. there are a lot of questions about why a guy who had no responsibilities or apparent authority to be involved in this investigation was so involved. >> sandra: so should he, too, have his security clearance revoked? >> i would have already done it, sandra. i don't know why folks under that level of scruti...