Donald Trump likely shocked CIA agents when he made a “very unusual move” before the strike against Venezuela, according to a former agency leader.
Former CIA Director John Brennan appeared on MS NOW on Saturday, when he was asked for a “sense of how this went down over the last five months.”
The host asked, “How would it have percolated into what happened in the wee hours this morning?” in relation to the successful mission to capture Venezuela’s leader.
According to Brennan, it was “a very unusual move” that started it all.
“Donald Trump had announced months ago that he had authorized a covert action finding for the CIA to operate in Venezuela. He also mentioned,” Brennan started before being interrupted.
“John, can I ask you, how would anybody within the CIA have reacted to that when they heard that announcement?”
He then replied, “Well, I think they would have been aghast that he would have announced it publicly.”
He continued:
“But the CIA professionals, you know, their job is to salute and to follow duly authorized orders. And a covert action finding is something that is authorized by the president of United States to conduct these activities. But it’s supposed to be in an unacknowledged way, which is not what Donald Trump did, but it’s to shape military or political developments overseas, but hide the hand of the U.S. government.”
The ex-CIA leader added, “The CIA, I still think, despite some politicization at the top, is the premier intelligence agency in the world, and they would have been able to carry out operations clandestinely inside of Venezuela.”
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