Obama Sought To Wipe Out Outdated Security Clearances Just Like Trump Wants To Do
Earlier this week (seriously, just this week), the mainstream media got its undies in a wad over talk that President Trump planned to revoke the security clearances of some high-level former intelligence officials.
The story began on Monday, when Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he's going to ask Trump to revoke former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance (the guy who keeps calling every action by Trump "treason").
“Is John Brennan monetizing his security clearance? Is John Brennan making millions of dollars divulging secrets to the mainstream media with his attacks on @realDonaldTrump,” the Kentucky Republican wrote on Twitter. "Today I will meet with the President and I will ask him to revoke John Brennan’s security clearance."
Clapper, in case you don't remember, leaked the anti-Trump dossier to CNN's Jake Tapper and helped orchestrate a meeting between former FBI Director James Comey and Trump, which was later leaked to CNN and used as their "news hook" to launch the media's "Russia" narrative. Clapper also lied to Congress about leaking information to Tapper and then was rewarded with a contract at CNN a few months later.
On Monday, Clapper — appearing on CNN, of course — slammed Trump's plan: “This is just a very, very petty thing to do. And that’s about all I’ll say about it.”
Back in 2013, when Obama broached the subject, Clapper said: "When it is determined that access to classified information is no longer required, the department or agency shall terminate such access and debrief the individual."
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