'Checkmate'! The Senate Intel Committee chairman just painted John Brennan into a TIGHT corner

Doug P. | 5:59 PM on August 16, 2018

In an op-ed in the New York Times today, former CIA Director John Brennan, who had his security clearance stripped by the Trump White House, again accused President Trump of colluding with Russia during the 2016 campaign.

“Mr. Trump’s claims of no collusion are, in a word, hogwash.” – former CIA Director ⁦@JohnBrennan⁩ in ⁦@nytimes⁩ this morning. https://t.co/VG1h3EuPdJ

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 16, 2018

In light of Brennan’s op-ed, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-NC, painted Brennan into a corner with this statement:

Senate Intel Chairman Richard Burr: "If, however, Director Brennan’s statement is purely political and based on conjecture, the president has full authority to revoke his security clearance as head of the Executive Branch" pic.twitter.com/YCngZbZpuF

— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) August 16, 2018

Richard Burr issues surprisingly aggressive statement in response to John Brennan's NYT op-ed claiming Trump colluded. pic.twitter.com/MrhVAQyNVq

— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) August 16, 2018

Well isn’t that interesting!

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1030201018368372736

Maybe Brennan can weigh in on the specifics there and help clear things up. #Crickets