OPINION:
Our Democratic political leaders, including our own Sen. Mark Warner and former Secretary of State John Kerry, as well as many in the press, who rail against President Trump for “penalizing” and taking away the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan free speech are being disingenuous to the American public (“John Brennan on Trump: ’Claims of no collusion are, in a word, hogwash,’” Web, Aug. 16).
Having held a TS/SCI clearance for more than 40 years, I would be severely sanctioned if I revealed any information I learned by holding that clearance. In short, Mr. Brennan could not reveal anything he learned from a classified source without breaking the law. Therefore his right to free speech could not be restricted because of the loss of his clearance.
ROB SHAFER
Springfield, Va.
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