Ex-CIA Director Flat-Out Says: “I Tend To Believe Iran More Than I Do Donald Trump”

It’s such an absurd statement that it sounds like a hoax. But last night, ex-CIA Director and Deep State actor John Brennan stated in a live interview, “I tend to believe Iran more than I do Donald Trump.”

The fact that Brennan – who served under the same Obama Administration that brokered the last Iran nuclear agreement that paid the regime a fortune while they sponsored terrorists and violated the parameters that were meant to keep them from developing nuclear weapons – actually said this is mind-boggling.

As reported:

Ex-CIA director John Brennan flat-out admitted that he would “tend to believe Iran more than” President Donald Trump when it came to the president’s Monday morning claims that talks between Washington and Tehran were underway.

Trump had taken to Truth Social to announce that he had paused plans to strike Iran’s power infrastructure in a decision he said followed the opening of “PRODUCTIVE” communication channels with a senior Iranian official. However, Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied the claims talks had taken place at all.

Later, speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One, Trump doubled down and argued the regime was lying or in miscommunication internally as he insisted that special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had spoken with “a top person” and discussions had taken place as recently as Sunday night.

On Monday night, MS NOW’s The Weeknight host Symone Sanders-Townsend appealed to Brennan, a guest on the show, to help her make sense of the day’s confusion, saying that she was “wary” of “taking the word” of Iran’s “authoritarian regime” over the president.

It was at that point Brennan, who served in intelligence roles under multiple administrations, made the stunning admission: “Well, I tend to believe Iran more than I do Donald Trump.”

“That’s crazy,” the host replied.

He continued: “Because [Trump] could not acknowledge the truth even when he is slapped in the face with it repeatedly. And it’s clear that, you know, he is flailing right now. He’s trying to figure out how he’s going to get out of this debacle that he has created. And so he’s going to make these claims about negotiations that the Iranians now are sending signals that they really want to make a deal and indicates that it’s going to make a deal on our terms. I don’t think anything close to the truth in that statement.”

“They may be talking to people indirectly, and we know that the Turks and the Egyptians are trying to find some way to mediate this problem,” he caveated. “So there could be some members, you know, distant members of parliament that are out there that are speaking individually.”

“But I don’t believe there’s anybody speaking authoritatively right now on behalf of the Iranian government with the Trump administration,” he said.

We told you how President Donald Trump suggested that discussions with Iran, was the reason behind his announced pause in military action. Meanwhile, Iranian officials have publicly denied that any talks are happening, despite separate reports suggesting that backchannel meetings may be taking place. So there are lots of questions here, to be sure.

But Iran is widely recognized as a lying authoritarian regime, and its public statements rarely reflect the full story. Which is why what stood out most in this interview was Brennan claiming he believes Iran’s version of events more than President Trump’s. That’s understandably sparked a reaction. Even the host blurted out, “That’s crazy.”

Saying you don’t blindly trust the President, or any politician, is completely fair. It’s your right as an American. People are allowed – even encouraged – to debate credibility, motives, and messaging. It’s just one more freedom that differentiates us from totalitarian regimes like Iran, where voiced disagreement with the government could have grave consequences. For an American to say they tend to believe Iran over anyone is, at the very least, puzzling.

And we have to consider the individual in question. Remember that John Brennan currently has an active criminal referral to the DOJ from the House Permanent Select Committee for making false statements to Congress regarding his involvement in the Russia collusion hoax. Brennan testified before that committee that the CIA didn’t rely on the Steele dossier at all in its decision to investigate. He even claimed that the CIA opposed putting the dossier in the file.

We now know those statements were lies, stated under oath. In fact, we’ve since learned that when the CIA balked at including the Steele dossier, saying it was unverified and didn’t appear accurate, Brennan’s reported response was “But doesn’t it ring true?”

In other words, to paraphrase The Wizard of Oz, pay no attention to those facts behind the curtain! All that apparently mattered was building up the Russia collusion narrative, and whatever it took, to bring down a U.S. President. So maybe when John Brennan tells us he trusts Iran, it’s all the evidence we need to do the opposite.

That doesn’t mean people shouldn’t be cautious or ask tough questions. Nor does it mean leaders shouldn’t be challenged. They must be. We hire them. We pay them. We demand they keep our best interests at the top of their priorities.

But we’ve got to be careful about where that skepticism leads, and who’s leading the charge. In moments like this, as always, our goal should be to stay anchored in facts and remain clear-eyed about the nature of adversarial governments – and sadly, adversarial political parties. When we hear absurd statements and accusations, we should get microscopic about why they’re saying what they’re saying.

Today’s Sekulow broadcast included more analysis of former CIA director John Brennan’s absurd statements that he believes the terrorist regime of Iran over the President. We also gave an urgent update on a major Supreme Court ruling regarding religious liberty.

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