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House Republicans move to strip security clearances from any official who said in 2020 that the release of Hunter Biden's emails had 'classic earmarks of a Russian information operation'
Business Insider ^ | Jun 22, 2023 | Brent D. Griffiths

Posted on 06/22/2023 4:40:39 PM PDT by Robwin

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What a splendid idea.
1 posted on 06/22/2023 4:40:39 PM PDT by Robwin
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Good idea, but McCarthy will cave as he always does


2 posted on 06/22/2023 4:43:40 PM PDT by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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Cutting defensive spending by 20% would a splendid idea too.


3 posted on 06/22/2023 4:44:17 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Delay Trump’s trial, delay. Elect Trump President. Trump pardons himself.)
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Anyone who signed that letter should be cut off from receiving any intelligence.


4 posted on 06/22/2023 4:44:24 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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They should also strip the security clearances from all FBI officials who knew for a fact (in 2020) that it was NOT Russian disinformation, but said nothing.


5 posted on 06/22/2023 4:45:13 PM PDT by fhayek
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NOT GOOD ENOUGH, you need to include EVERY LAST PERSON, including the FISA Judges that were involved in any way with the Treasonous Seditious Conspiracy to Overthrow a Sitting President of the United States.RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA


6 posted on 06/22/2023 4:56:05 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: tennmountainman
The key phrase, of course, is “move to.”

Also in the GOP lexicon: “hope to”, “plan to”, threaten to”, “explore”, and “seriously consider.”

7 posted on 06/22/2023 4:57:36 PM PDT by daler
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McCarthy will cave as he always does

His testes are imploding faster than a Titanic Tour sub.

8 posted on 06/22/2023 4:57:52 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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“”Anyone who signed that letter should be cut off from receiving any intelligence.””

I don’t understand WHY anyone not in an administration any longer still has security clearances. Is some idiot in the government saying that they are entitled to clearance and not being in the government any longer are of no DANGER to the country? Not subject to blackmail as much as any serving official? I wouldn’t trust any of those named. They already proved to the rest of us they couldn’t be trusted to be loyal to the country!


9 posted on 06/22/2023 5:02:15 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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This needs to be done, yesterday.


10 posted on 06/22/2023 5:05:24 PM PDT by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to hell.)
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Agreed, terrific idea.

STRIP THEM ON THEIR SECURITY CLEARANCES.

THEY ARE DEMOCRATS OR RINOS.


11 posted on 06/22/2023 5:13:18 PM PDT by Pearfect
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Should also prosecute any media outlets who ran with this story.


12 posted on 06/22/2023 5:14:33 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: Thank You Rush

Others more knowledgeable can chime in but clearances are good for a certain period of time and in the context of the person’s responsibility. Just because you have TS clearance, doesn’t mean you can see TS material outside of your responsibilities.


13 posted on 06/22/2023 5:15:18 PM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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Once you’ve left the government, the only way you keep a clearance is via a defense\IC contract. That’s the theory. It unfortunately has been winked at way way too long. Many contractors carry way more cleared personnel then they need to do the job.


14 posted on 06/22/2023 5:20:23 PM PDT by Reily (!!)
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About time, this is how it needs to be done. This is finally something substantial. We know the spending bill will pass no matter what, so make it cost the deep state also.


15 posted on 06/22/2023 5:52:17 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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16 posted on 06/22/2023 5:58:56 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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Anyone who signed that letter should be cut off from receiving any intelligence.


Yes, force them to stick with the intelligence they had when they were born, which is zilch.


17 posted on 06/22/2023 6:01:50 PM PDT by IAGeezer912 (One out of every 20 people on the face of the earth are Americans. We have won life's lottery.)
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Quit frankly, I'd rather they addressed these kinds of problems in the manner Josef Stalin did in the 1930's...
Then we would read that More than 50 former intelligence officials,

signed the letter raising questions about the then newly published New York Post story...

18 posted on 06/22/2023 6:05:45 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
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To: Mean Daddy

Exactly think of the TS as a building. Inside the building are many rooms - compartments, special accesses, etc. Getting a TS just gets you in the building, it doesn’t mean you can go into every room. The job you’re assigned gives you a ‘Need-to-Know’ which may get you into several rooms but you’re not going to know them all. The DOD, DOE, State, Fed LEO & IC manage their TS (with some small differences in management) and who gets into what rooms and why. There is cross organizational cooperation on this as the specific job may require.


19 posted on 06/22/2023 6:09:28 PM PDT by Reily (!!)
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Who had the balls to come up with this?

MTG?
Anna Paulina Luna?
Lauren Boebert?


20 posted on 06/22/2023 6:09:48 PM PDT by thinden (buckle up ....)
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