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    Trump escalates feud with US spy chiefs after Brennan flap, hinting he'll strip more security clearances

    by Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times Aug 18, 2018 5 minutes

    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump escalated his feud with the nation's law enforcement and intelligence community Friday, threatening to revoke the security clearance of a Justice Department official and defying a bipartisan backlash of complaints that he is seeking to stifle criticism and politicize national security.

    Trump spoke after 13 former top intelligence officials issued a harsh rebuke of his decision to strip the security clearance from John Brennan, a former CIA director who has become one of Trump's most sulfurous critics. The bipartisan group condemned what they called the president's "ill-considered and unprecedented remarks and actions."

    Signing the letter was a virtual who's who of American spy chiefs dating back to the late 1980s - a striking show of solidarity from the top ranks of the national security establishment, many of whom had avoided

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