“One of the principal qualities that you need as national security adviser is trust, the trust of the president. And that depends on truth and it depends on honesty.” NeedsPresidentQualitySecurityHonestyDependsPrincipalNational SecurityAdviser Author:Leon Panetta
“I think my best advice would be to separate Donald Trump, the president of the United States from whatever investigation is being conducted by the FBI. I mean, there is something to be said, frankly, about the need for the appointment of an independent prosecutor because the American people are entitled to have a full review of what happened as a result of what the Russians did during our election.” PeopleThinkingMeanPresidentAdviceIndependentElectionFbiBest AdviceProsecutor Author:Leon Panetta
“I think it's extremely important that the president Donald Trump himself indicate that he too wants to discover the full truth behind what the Russians did to elections 2016.” ThinkingImportantPresidentTruth IsElection Author:Leon Panetta
“The president is out there today trying to talk about health care, and the reality is nobody cares about what he's saying on health care because this news is consuming everything. No president could tolerate that or should tolerate it.” ShouldTryingRealityCareTodayPresidentNewsHealth CareTolerateConsumingNobody Cares Author:Leon Panetta
“I think soon after I became director of the CIA - President Obama pulled me into the Oval Office and said: 'Look, I just want you to know that your top priority is to go after Osama bin Laden.'” ThinkingKnowsWantLooksSaidPresidentDirectorsOfficePrioritiesPresident ObamaCiaBin LadenOsama Bin LadenTop PrioritiesOval Author:Leon Panetta
