Obama CIA chief under DOJ scrutiny pushes fringe Trump ouster plan
Obama-era CIA Director John Brennan called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office, joining a growing list of Democrats who say Trump's Truth Social posts threatening Iran were...
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Obama-era CIA Director John Brennan called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office, joining a growing list of Democrats who say Trump's Truth Social posts threatening Iran were unlawful. Brennan, who is currently under investigation by the Justice Department , appeared on MS NOW for an interview with Ali Velshi. He said that the 25th Amendment , which establishes the protocol to remove the president, "was written with Donald Trump in mind." "Allowing someone like this to continue to be the commander in chief and to control the tremendous capabilities of the U.S. military, including our nuclear weapons capability, which he seemed to allude to when he said he’s going to just eliminate a entire civilization," Brennan said. "Again, we really are in very, very troubling times." More than 70 lawmakers are calling for the 25th Amendment to be invoked against Trump following a slew of threats he made on Truth Social toward Iran regarding reopening the Strait of Hormuz. TRUMP IRAN THREAT SPARKS CALLS FOR HIS OUSTER, BUT ONE DEM SAYS EFFORT ‘NOT REALISTIC’ The president made his first threat on Easter Sunday, giving Iran a deadline of Tuesday, April 7, at 8 p.m. Hours before the deadline, Trump posted on Truth Social that "a whole civilization will die tonight." "I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will," Trump wrote on Truth Social. Right before the deadline, Trump announced that the United States and Iran had reached a two-week ceasefire agreement. But after negotiations in Pakistan this weekend, Trump announced on Truth Social Sunday that the U.S. Navy will begin to block all ships entering and exiting the Strait of Hormuz beginning Monday. Since the start of the Iran war, Brennan has been publicly outspoken in his criticism of Trump's handling of the conflict. He's been a regular on MS NOW, suggesting a month ago that Trump is "flailing" and "clueless" about handling the war. Notably, the Justice Department launched an investigation into Brennan in…