Levin: 'The speaker of the House is an American fascist'

Wednesday on the radio, LevinTV host Mark Levin tore into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for disinviting President Trump from giving a State of the Union address in Congress during the government shutdown.

"Nancy Pelosi has hijacked the federal government; that's why part of it is closed. She has unilaterally decided that our borders will be open, and now she has undermined this tradition of a president speaking before both Houses of Congress," Levin said.

“The speaker of the House is an American fascist," he added.

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Levin: 'Fabulously stupid' media 'blabbermouths who know nothing' are wrong on security clearances

On Fox News' "Hannity" Wednesday evening, LevinTV host Mark Levin blasted former CIA Director John Brennan and said not only that President Donald Trump was right to strip Brennan of his security clearance, but that he should pull more security clearances.

"Let's see if we can unravel this from the fabulously stupid Omarosa media," Levin said.

Levin, a former top Department of Justice official, pointed out that Brennan had supported Gus Hall, a "Stalinist who was funded by the Soviets," for president in the 1970s, and that somehow this was "attractive" to President Barack Obama — who appointed him to the direct the CIA.

"How did this man ever get a security clearance?"  Levin asked.

Levin pushed back on claims from Brennan and the media that Trump is attacking free speech. He said that a security clearance is a "privilege," not a "right," adding that "the fact of the matter is nobody's stopping Brennan from speaking."

"In fact, nobody could stop him. He's a bigmouth; he will never shut up; he will go on TV and be the kook that he is. The idea that he has a right to access to information because he served in the Obama administration at the CIA is a preposterous argument," Levin said.

He also criticized media claims that Trump is singling out partisan opponents to lose security clearances, noting that former FBI Director James Comey is a Republican.

Levin said that Trump should continue to pull the security clearances of top Obama administration officials including Comey, former Deputy Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe, former FBI Agent Peter Strzok, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates.

"When these people had security clearances, what the hell did they do with them?" Levin said.

"All of these people with their security clearances in positions of power did nothing effective to stop the Russians from interfering in our election. They did nothing to stop China from stealing our technology. They did nothing to stop North Korea's nuclear program, and even worse, they awarded ... the terrorist regime in Tehran with $150 billion, right? With $150 billion and provided them with a pathway to nuclear weapons," Levin continued.

"It's not the obligation of this president to let them retain their security clearances; there is no constitutional issue; that's just nonsense."

Levin then savaged the media for making this an issue.

"Look at the phony media and the arguments they're making. 'This is like a dictatorship ... we've never seen anything like this before,' all these blabbermouths who know nothing. You're going to see Clapper on TV till you throw up on your loafers!" Levin said, making the point that if Brennan and Clapper et al. are on TV criticizing Trump, then obviously, their free speech rights haven't been taken away.

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Levin: Yes, Rosenstein 'should be impeached'

Thursday on the radio, LevinTV host Mark Levin took a contrarian position to most of the conservative political commentators in the media and made the case that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein should be impeached.

Levin reviewed the facts and the actions Rosenstein has taken since his appointment by President Donald Trump to the number two position in the Department of Justice. He argued that Congress, the most powerful branch of government, the branch with oversight power, has a constitutional duty to exercise that power over the other two branches when circumstances demand action. If Congress waited around for Trump to fire Rosenstein, Levin explained, the Democrats and the media would demand that Trump be impeached for firing Rosenstein.

"Congress has an independent responsibility," Levin said. "Congress doesn't have to wait for a president or encourage a president. Congress has an independent responsibility — to get to the bottom of it and fix it!"

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"Sometimes you actually have to make the case to the American people — win, lose, or draw!" Levin said. "Sometimes you have to stand up for the Constitution and the rule of law — win, lose or draw!"

"So let me be the one who says that Mr. Rosenstein should be impeached, but apparently won't be impeached, because it's been walked back," Levin added. "They cannot get enough votes, apparently, within the Republican caucus. And so now we just leave it to Mr. Rosenstein and Mr. Mueller to determine the fate of the nation."

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