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<\/p>\nTrump Seeks to Punish 6 Former U.S. Intelligence Officials Who Have Criticized Him by Revoking Security Clearances<\/b>
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Donald Trump is exploring the possibility of removing security clearances from 6 former officials \u2013 former DNI James Clapper, former FBI director James Comey,\u00a0former Obama national security adviser Susan Rice,\u00a0former FBI Deputy Director\u00a0Andrew McCabe,\u00a0former Director of National Security Agency Michael Hayden \u2013\u00a0<\/span>who have publicly criticized Trump for siding with Russia over the United States.<\/p>\n Said Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to reporter: \u201cThey\u2019ve politicized and in some cases monetized their public service and security clearances.\u00a0Making baseless accusations of improper contact with Russia, or being\u00a0influenced by Russia, against the president is extremely inappropriate and the fact that people with security clearances are making these baseless charges provides inappropriate legitimacy to accusations with zero evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n When a reporter accused Trump of politicizing matters of national security, Sanders replied: \u201cNo, I think you are creating your own story there.\u00a0The president doesn\u2019t like the fact that people are politicizing agencies and departments that are specifically meant to not be political\u2026The president\u2019s not making baseless accusations of contact with a foreign government\u2026When you have the highest level of security clearance, when you\u2019re the person who holds the nation\u2019s deepest, most sacred secrets at your hands, and you go out and you make false accusations against the president of the United States, he thinks that\u2018s something to be very concerned with and we\u2019re exploring what those options are and what that looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n CNN comments:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Trump Seeks to Punish 6 Former U.S. Intelligence Officials Who Have Criticized Him by Revoking Security Clearances<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n