Brennan: GOP was briefed on Xmas bomber arrest
By: Mike Allen and Eamon Javers
Politico.com
February 7, 2010
White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan revealed Sunday that he briefed four Republican congressional leaders on Christmas night about the arrest and FBI handling of the suspect in the attempted airplane bombing. Miranda rights were not discussed, he said.
"None of those individuals raised any concerns with me, at that point," Brennan said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "They didn't say, 'Is he going into military custody? Is he going to be Mirandized?' They were very appreciative of the information. We told them we'd keep them informed. And that's what we did."
The revelation could undermine Republican complaints about the decision to treat the Nigerian suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, as a civilian criminal.
But Brennan’s comment provoked sharp rebukes from the Republicans who received the briefings, who all stressed that the conversation did not include a discussion of Miranda rights, though none claimed to have asked about that issue.
(More here.)
Politico.com
February 7, 2010
White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan revealed Sunday that he briefed four Republican congressional leaders on Christmas night about the arrest and FBI handling of the suspect in the attempted airplane bombing. Miranda rights were not discussed, he said.
"None of those individuals raised any concerns with me, at that point," Brennan said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "They didn't say, 'Is he going into military custody? Is he going to be Mirandized?' They were very appreciative of the information. We told them we'd keep them informed. And that's what we did."
The revelation could undermine Republican complaints about the decision to treat the Nigerian suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, as a civilian criminal.
But Brennan’s comment provoked sharp rebukes from the Republicans who received the briefings, who all stressed that the conversation did not include a discussion of Miranda rights, though none claimed to have asked about that issue.
(More here.)
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1 Comments:
Oh, this is going to be interesting.
Brennan was angry … yet forceful and composed … he responded to the questions that Gregory asked … and when given an opportunity to vent, he did.
"I explained to them that he was in FBI custody. That Mr. Abdulmutallab was in fact talking, that he was cooperating at that point. They knew that 'in FBI custody' means that there's a process then you follow as far as Mirandizing and presenting him in front of the magistrate."
Monday morning quarterbacking is being used to cover-up that the Republicans, too, were caught up in Christmas holidays and not paying attention to what “in FBI custody” meant.
The question is : Did Brennan also call leading Democrats and did they understand what was being said ?
The article does not contain the portion where Brennan complained about how Democrats had misrepresented what was being done during the Bush years.
All in all, it was a very entertaining interview.
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