Obamas CIA Director Threatens Trump If He Wins Presidency With Disturbing... It was recently made clear that if presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wins the election, CIA Director John Brennan will not continue his role in the new administration. Brennan doubled down on his clear opposition to Trumps suggestions that we bring back interrogation techniques like water-boarding to use against captured terrorists in the fight against radical jihad. Im not going to be the director of CIA that gives that order, Brennan reportedly said to the Brookings Institute on Wednesday. I think theyre going to need to find another director. Brennan did, however, defend the effectiveness of water-boarding when it was used during the Bush administration. Clearly, he has changed his tune quite a bit. The agencies detention and interrogation program, I believe was instrumental in keeping this country safe in the aftermath of 9/11, he said back then. There were individuals that were subjected to these (enhanced interrogation techniques) that subsequent to that provided information that was in fact credible and worthwhile for pursuit. In 2009, Obama classified water-boarding as torture in an executive order that was included in the following years National Defense Authorization Act, banning the U.S. government from using torture on prisoners or detained enemies. The next president could just as easily declassify water-boarding as torture by revoking Obamas executive order. As long as Im the director of CIA, we are not going to go down that road again, Brennan concluded. The position of CIA director is appointed by the president, and has no specified term. Were guessing Trump will elect to work with someone his visions are more aligned with. 