Topic: Brennan Hack

CIA Director John Brennan discusses the hacking of his personal AOL email account at a forum. The hosts criticize PBS NewsHour and moderator Gwen Ifill for downplaying the severity of the data breach, which included Brennan's detailed security clearance background check and family social security numbers.

Senator Dianne Feinstein accused the CIA of improperly searching a computer network used by the Senate Intelligence Committee to investigate the Bush-era torture program. CIA Director John Brennan denied the hacking allegations, suggesting the agency was merely monitoring its own equipment. This public rift is interpreted as a power struggle between the CIA and the NSA over congressional oversight and funding.