Gabbard revokes security clearances for 37 former and current intelligence officials over Russiagate | Just The News
By: Misty Severi
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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 campaign by promoting false conspiracies, to the benefit of former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Gabbard claimed the 37 officials, including a former top aide to former President Barack Obama's DNI James Clapper, abused public trust with their participation in the scandal, per the New York Post .
"Being entrusted with a security clearance is a privilege, not a right," Gabbard said in a post on X. "Those in the Intelligence Community who betray their oath to the Constitution and put their own interests ahead of the interests of the American people have broken the sacred trust they promised to uphold. In doing so, they undermine our national security, the safety and security of the American people and the foundational principles of our democratic republic."
Gabbard said her order comes at the request of President Donald Trump, and targets people who abused public trust by allegedly politicizing and manipulating the intelligence, leaking classified intelligence, and violating the department's standards.
"Our Intelligence Community must be committed to upholding the values and principles enshrined in the US Constitution and maintain a laser-like focus on our mission of ensuring the safety, security and freedom of the American people," Gabbard said.
The full list of people impacted by the order can be viewed here .
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The clearances should have already been pulled for the former officials the moment they left the position. Either way, this ensures that those involved won't have access to interfere any further.
Can't say I feel sorry for the current officials that will now be out of a job.
Well done,
I imagine the Democrats are going to be throwing, yet another, tantrum over this.
Why do officials who are no longer in the government service retain their clearance? A lot of them go to work in the public sector for defense contractors or think tanks, do they abuse the information in these new jobs?
Gabbard is right, having and holding a security clearance is a privilege. I held a TS clearance during my time in the Air Force and I knew I would be prosecuted if I leaked information or used such information to further myself and my interests.
I'm more than a little tired of the two tiers of justice for people.