Former CIA Director commented Friday on the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey:

NICOLLE WALLACE, MSNBC: What do you think it is about the assessment of Russian interference in 2016 that is such a trigger for Trump? JOHN BRENNAN: Well, I think he has made it a crusade of his. And once he makes something a crusade and he starts to label individuals as his adversaries and enemies, he will go to great lengths to try to ruin them-whether it be reputationally, financially, professionally, whatever. And I do think that this is something that he cannot get over. He cannot move forward. Again, for somebody who has been able to amass such a tremendous following in the United States and with his base of support that continues to be relatively strong, you would think he would not be as sensitive to any types of criticisms. But he is. He is just so sensitive and will react and tries to lash back. As he said very publicly, he does not forgive his opponents, and he’s not going to change. Again, I’m just hoping that there are some people around him that are looking at this and saying, “Boy, this really is consistent with all of the stereotypical sort of actions of a despot, of a tyrant.” And they shouldn’t be taking a knee to him. They need to be able to stand up. You know, I’m old enough to remember Watergate and how Attorney General Elliot Richardson and the Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus resigned rather than carry out what they thought were very inappropriate orders from Richard Nixon. We don’t have people of that caliber, of that integrity, and that dedication to this country in the cabinet right now. I mean, how can the Attorney General actually follow through with some of these directions from Donald Trump? It’s, again, something that is so inconsistent not just with tradition, but also with the standards of the rule of law that I think really embody what America is supposed to be all about.

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