Political Wire

  • Front Page
  • Members
    • Subscribe
    • Sign In
  • Trending
  • Resources
    • Politics Extra
    • Political Job Hunt
    • Political Dictionary
    • Electoral Vote Map
  • Advertise
  • Newsletter
  • Contact Us
You are here: Home / 2016 Campaign / Clinton CIA Chief Backs Trump

Become a member to get many great benefits -- exclusive analysis, trending news, a private podcast, no ads and more!


Clinton CIA Chief Backs Trump

September 12, 2016 at 1:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Bill Clinton’s former CIA chief, James Woolsey, will act as an adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign, The Hill reports.

Said Woolsey: “She demonstrated a complete lack of understanding and an inability to lead the agency she headed in such a way as to maintain its mission and security. Based on the emails thus far released we know that Secretary Clinton also lacks the ability to lead her senior managers while complying with and maintaining the basic protocols designed to protect our government’s sensitive and classified information.”

FavoriteLoadingSave to Favorites
  • Bluesky
  • X
  • Threads
  • Facebook
  • Email

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, James Woolsey


You're reading the free version of Political Wire

Upgrade to a paid membership to unlock full access. The process is quick and easy. You can even use Apple Pay.

Upgrade Now

  • ✔ Become a member to get many great benefits -- exclusive analysis, trending news, a private podcast, no ads and more!
  • ✔ If you're already a member, log in for the full experience.



Recent Posts

Joe Biden Is Struggling to Cash In

September 15, 2025 at 10:47 pm EDT

Wall Street Journal: “Biden is charting a postpresidency that is less lucrative than what he’d expected when he left office. Options for big jobs are limited by his advanced age,…

Senate Confirms Trump Adviser to Top Fed Post

September 15, 2025 at 8:46 pm EDTSeptember 15, 2025 at 10:44 pm EDT

“The Senate on Monday confirmed White House economic adviser Stephen Miran to a key role at the Federal Reserve, allowing him to join the independent central bank while remaining in…

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid to Unseat Fed Governor

September 15, 2025 at 8:27 pm EDT

“An appeals court ruled Monday that Lisa Cook can remain a Federal Reserve governor for now, rebuffing President Donald Trump’s efforts to remove her just ahead of a key vote…

Trump Would Have Lowered Flags for Slain Lawmaker

September 15, 2025 at 8:06 pm EDT

“President Trump said on Monday that he would have ordered American flags to half-staff to honor Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota state representative who was gunned down along with her husband…

Michigan Finds No Tax Violation for Fed Governor

September 15, 2025 at 7:59 pm EDT

“The property tax authority in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook hasn’t broken rules for tax breaks on a home there that Cook declared her primary…

Senate Republicans Ready Obamacare Rescue

September 15, 2025 at 7:57 pm EDT

“A group of GOP senators are working on legislation to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies with policy changes designed to win over conservatives,” Politico reports. “The development comes as Democrats…

Utah’s Top Court Won’t Block Redistricting Order

September 15, 2025 at 7:54 pm EDT

“The Utah Supreme Court has rejected an emergency request from the Utah legislature to stay the lower court ruling that asks lawmakers to draw new congressional maps by September 25,”…

Childhood Vaccination Rates Are Backsliding

September 15, 2025 at 7:51 pm EDT

“For more than a half-century, vaccines have had remarkable success eradicating the most lethal and devastating childhood infectious diseases, saving millions of lives and ushering in a relative golden era…

How Trump Plans to Go After Left-Leaning Groups

September 15, 2025 at 6:39 pm EDT

Wall Street Journal: “Among the actions being discussed by the president’s team: reviewing the tax-exempt status of left-leaning nonprofit groups and targeting them with anticorruption laws.” “The president could begin…

National Parks to Remove Slavery Exhibits

September 15, 2025 at 5:55 pm EDTSeptember 15, 2025 at 5:55 pm EDT

“The Trump administration has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks, including a historic photograph of a formerly enslaved man showing scars on…

Vance Explains Why National Unity Is Impossible

September 15, 2025 at 5:25 pm EDTSeptember 15, 2025 at 5:26 pm EDT

Vice President JD Vance said that he is “desperate” for national unity after Charlie Kirk’s killing but that finding common ground with people who celebrated the assassination of his friend…

Mamdani Remains Comfortably Ahead

September 15, 2025 at 5:22 pm EDTSeptember 15, 2025 at 5:26 pm EDT

A new CBS New York poll finds Zohran Mamdani (D) leading the New York City mayor race with 43%, followed by Andrew Cuomo (I) at 28%, Curtis Sliwa (R) at…

What Parents Are Not Vaccinating Their Children?

September 15, 2025 at 5:15 pm EDT

A new Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll shows that American parents “who are choosing to skip or delay vaccines for their children are more likely to home-school their children, be…

Democrats Increasingly Prefer Socialist Candidates

September 15, 2025 at 5:13 pm EDT

A new Data for Progress poll finds that “more than half of likely Democratic voters prefer socialist-aligned figures like Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani to establishment politicians like…

Two Arrested for Explosive Device Under Fox News Van

September 15, 2025 at 5:06 pm EDT

“Two suspects are in custody after an incendiary device was found under a vehicle belonging to KSTU, a local TV station known as Fox 13 News Utah,” CNN reports. The…

Suspect Appeared to Confess in Group Chat

September 15, 2025 at 5:02 pm EDTSeptember 15, 2025 at 5:03 pm EDT

“The 22-year-old suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing appears to have confessed to friends in an online chat shortly before turning himself in to law enforcement,” the Washington Post reports. Wrote…

The Battle Over the Missouri Map Is Just Beginning

September 15, 2025 at 5:00 pm EDTSeptember 15, 2025 at 5:05 pm EDT

Cook Political Report: “A new congressional map designed to redraw Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver into a solidly Republican seat officially passed the Missouri General Assembly on Friday. But the state’s…

Suspect Sent Text Saying He Was Going to ‘Take Out’ Kirk

September 15, 2025 at 4:19 pm EDTSeptember 15, 2025 at 4:22 pm EDT

FBI Director Kash Patel said that Tyler Robinson had sent a text before the shooting, saying he had an opportunity to “take out” Charlie Kirk and “he was going to…

Jeffrey Epstein Estate Turns Over More Documents

September 15, 2025 at 4:12 pm EDT

“Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has turned over additional documents to the House Oversight Committee, including a previously redacted name from the late sex offender’s now-notorious 50th birthday book,” NBC News reports….

Trump Ordered Attack on Another Drug Boat

September 15, 2025 at 4:05 pm EDTSeptember 15, 2025 at 4:06 pm EDT

President Trump announced another strike on what he claimed was another drug cartel boat from Venezuela in international waters. Save to Favorites

« GOP Lawmaker Doubts Clinton Has Pneumonia
Any Trump Momentum Has Now Stalled »

Get Smarter About Politics

Members get exclusive analysis, a trending news page, the Trial Balloon podcast, bonus newsletters and no advertising. Learn more.

Subscribe

Your Account

Sign in

Latest for Members

  • Stephen Miller Has His Horst Wessel
  • Republicans Turn Kirk’s Death Into Midterm Rallying Cry
  • Republicans Hope to Turn Charlie Kirk Into a Martyr
  • We May Never Understand Why He Did It
  • Weekly News Quiz

Word of the Day

Plausible Deniability: Plausible deniability is the ability to deny any involvement in illegal or unethical activities, because there is no clear evidence to prove involvement.

Read the full definition

About Political Wire

goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.

Praise for Political Wire

“There are a lot of blogs and news sites claiming to understand politics, but only a few actually do. Political Wire is one of them.”

— Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press”

“Concise. Relevant. To the point. Political Wire is the first site I check when I’m looking for the latest political nugget. That pretty much says it all.”

— Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report

“Political Wire is one of only four or five sites that I check every day and sometimes several times a day, for the latest political news and developments.”

— Charlie Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report

“The big news, delicious tidbits, pearls of wisdom — nicely packaged, constantly updated… What political junkie could ask for more?”

— Larry Sabato, Center for Politics, University of Virginia

“Political Wire is a great, great site.”

— Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”

“Taegan Goddard has a knack for digging out political gems that too often get passed over by the mainstream press, and for delivering the latest electoral developments in a sharp, no frills style that makes his Political Wire an addictive blog habit you don’t want to kick.”

— Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post

“Political Wire is one of the absolute must-read sites in the blogosphere.”

— Glenn Reynolds, founder of Instapundit

“I rely on Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire for straight, fair political news, he gets right to the point. It’s an eagerly anticipated part of my news reading.”

— Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.

Copyright © 2025 · Goddard Media LLC | Privacy Policy | Corrections Policy

Political Wire ® is a registered trademark of Goddard Media LLC