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Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials
President Trump ordered the revocation of 37 security clearances to address alleged politicization and misuse of intelligence by officials from prior administrations, impacting national security trust.
- On Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former intelligence officials, saying the move was ordered by President Donald Trump and took effect immediately.
- After declassifying documents in July, Tulsi Gabbard referred officials to the Justice Department for politicizing intelligence and violating standards, prompting a grand jury earlier this month.
- The move affected at least three current senior intelligence officials and named figures linked to past national security work, including James Clapper, John Brennan, Leon Panetta, John Bolton, Stephanie O'Sullivan and Vinh Nguyen.
- Affected individuals will immediately lose access to classified information, must surrender credentials to security officers, and face terminated government contracts, former Senior Director Andrew Cedar warned of lost expertise.
- Critics say the revocations are retributive and politicized; Patrick Rodenbush noted, `Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes`.
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Trump Administration fires 37 officials for ‘politicizing intelligence’
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday announced that security clearances and any government employment for 37 current and former intelligence community officials were being terminated on the basis of their “politicizing and manipulating intelligence,” among other allegations. “Being entrusted with a security clearance is a privilege, not a right. Those in the intelligence community …
Gabbard Revokes Security Clearances for 37 Former and Current Intelligence Officials over Russiagate
by Misty Severi Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday announced that she directed her office to revoke the security clearances of 37 former and current intelligence officials over the Russiagate scandal. Just The News has broken several stories recently about Russiagate, which found that high-ranking government officials during the Obama administration tried to damage Trump during and after his 2016 presidential camp…
The Trump administration's announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials was far from an isolated incident.
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