{"id":648,"date":"2018-03-17T21:09:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T01:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gopplaybook.com\/?p=648"},"modified":"2018-03-17T21:09:33","modified_gmt":"2018-03-18T01:09:33","slug":"ex-cia-director-accuses-trump-of-moral-turpitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gopplaybook.com\/?p=648","title":{"rendered":"Ex-CIA director accuses Trump of moral turpitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"lead-media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lead-media__media imagetargeting\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c.o0bg.com\/rf\/image_960w\/Boston\/2011-2020\/2018\/03\/17\/BostonGlobe.com\/Metro\/Images\/ab6110a8c93044a9aa35e9dc477aad0a-15b0f2f5d56342a48f74176ab657b6a5-0.jpg?ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width:960px) 800px, 100vw\" srcset=\"\/\/c.o0bg.com\/rf\/image_960w\/Boston\/2011-2020\/2018\/03\/17\/BostonGlobe.com\/Metro\/Images\/ab6110a8c93044a9aa35e9dc477aad0a-15b0f2f5d56342a48f74176ab657b6a5-0.jpg 960w, \/\/c.o0bg.com\/rf\/image_835w\/Boston\/2011-2020\/2018\/03\/17\/BostonGlobe.com\/Metro\/Images\/ab6110a8c93044a9aa35e9dc477aad0a-15b0f2f5d56342a48f74176ab657b6a5-0.jpg 835w, \/\/c.o0bg.com\/rf\/image_460w\/Boston\/2011-2020\/2018\/03\/17\/BostonGlobe.com\/Metro\/Images\/ab6110a8c93044a9aa35e9dc477aad0a-15b0f2f5d56342a48f74176ab657b6a5-0.jpg 460w\" alt=\"\n\" \/><figcaption class=\"lead-media__info\">\n<div class=\"lead-media__credit\">DON KNIGHT\/THE HERALD-BULLETIN VIA AP<\/div>\n<div class=\"lead-media__caption\">Former Director of the CIA John O. Brennan.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-header__byline article-header__byline--article\"><span class=\"article-header__byline-author\">By Associated Press<\/span>\u00a0<time class=\"article-header__pubdate\" datetime=\"2018-03-17 21:32\">MARCH 17, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Former CIA director John Brennan is accusing President Trump of \u2018\u2018venality, moral turpitude, and political corruption\u2019\u2019 for rejoicing over the firing of the FBI\u2019s deputy director.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan responded Saturday to a tweet Trump sent hours after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that he had fired Andrew McCabe. Trump has repeatedly accused McCabe of dishonesty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"teads-inread\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"teads0\" class=\"teads-player\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Brennan tweeted to Trump: \u2018\u2018When the full extent of your venality, moral turpitude, and political corruption becomes known, you will take your rightful place as a disgraced demagogue in the dustbin of history. You may scapegoat Andy McCabe, but you will not destroy America&#8230;America will triumph over you.\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-ad inline-ad--bordered inline-ad-1\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Brennan was CIA director during President Barack Obama\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called McCabe\u2019s firing a \u2018\u2018great day\u2019\u2019 for FBI rank and file and democracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DON KNIGHT\/THE HERALD-BULLETIN VIA AP Former Director of the CIA John O. Brennan. 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