sicsempertyrannis | The average American has no idea how alarming is the news that former
CIA Director John Brennan reportedly created and staffed a CIA Task
Force in early 2016 that was named, Trump Task Force, and given the
mission of spying on and carrying out covert actions against the
campaign of candidate Donald Trump.
This was not a simple gathering of a small number of disgruntled
Democrats working at the CIA who got together like a book club to grouse
and complain about the brash real estate guy from New York. It was a
specially designed covert action to try to destroy Donald Trump.
A "Task Force" is a special bureaucratic creation that provides a
vehicle for bring case officers and analysts together, along with admin
support, for a limited term project. But it also can be expanded to
include personnel from other agencies, such as the FBI, DIA and NSA.
Task Forces have been used since the inception of the CIA in 1947.
Here's a recently declassified memo outlining the considerations in the
creation of a task force in 1958. The author, L.K. White, talks about
the need for a coordinating Headquarters element and an Operational unit
"in the field", i.e. deployed around the world.
A Task Force operates independent of the CIA "Mission Centers" (that's the jargon for the current CIA organization chart).
So what did John Brennan do? I am told by an knowledgeable source
that Brennan created a Trump Task Force in early 2016. It was an
invitation only Task Force. Specific case officers (i.e., men and women
who recruit and handle spies overseas), analysts and admin personnel
were recruited. Not everyone invited accepted the offer. But many did.
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