Adviser Quote by Colin Powell

it is a longstanding principle that sitting national security advisers do not testify before the Congress.

— Condoleezza Rice

The president's personal staff has a unique role

— Colin Powell

There's no confirmation process for the staffers that the president puts around him at the White House. Those are the people he chooses to…

— Susan Page

One of the principal qualities that you need as national security adviser is trust, the trust of the president. And that depends on truth…

— Leon Panetta

A president is always cosseted by his staff.

— Monica Crowley

How you staff, particularly the chief of staff, the national security adviser, your White House counsel, how you set up a process in the…

— Barack Obama

National security advisors, like White House Chiefs of Staff, their job generally if they're - if they're competent and qualified and effective is to…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

Especially when it comes to national security, there is a premium on an administration speaking clearly, consistently and precisely, starting with the president.

— Antony Blinken

There's several different forms of executive privilege. The one that is most absolute would be close advisers talking to the president himself.

— Trey Gowdy

National security adviser is not a position that requires confirmation. This is a pick that like [Donald Trump] Chief of Staff, he gets to…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

“One informed theory holds that the secret procedures have a specific, defined role for a small, preselected set of congressional leaders—perhaps as small as…

— Garrett M. Graff

Unfortunately, once a person who is willing to act against the interests of the United States assumes the awesome powers of the presidency, the…

— Asha Rangappa