Does this mean that Hillary has a state department email address as well?
Posted on 07/25/2018 5:06:14 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
President Donald Trump has started “the mechanism” for pulling security clearances from “certain individuals,” a White House aide revealed Tuesday. White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley told reporters aboard Air Force One traveling to Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs, Maryland, that the administration has begun taking the necessary steps to revoke access to classified information from former top intelligence officials but declined to get into specifics.
“What I can say is that the president finds it extremely inappropriate for somebody to go on television under the perception of legitimacy, integrity and level false and baseless claims against another person without any evidence whatsoever,” Gidley told the press gaggle. “He finds that to be somewhat troublesome and concerning, and so he has begun the mechanism to remove security clearances from certain individuals. The names were listed yesterday. And when we have a further announcement on that, we’ll give it to you.”
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Monday that President Trump is “exploring the mechanisms” to remove the security clearance of Obama-era intelligence officials, including ex-CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey. “The president contends to the fact that people with security clearances are making these baseless charges provides inappropriate legitimacy to accusations with zero evidence,” Sanders told White House press reporters.
One reporter pressed Hogan for additional information: “Speaker [Paul] Ryan said he thought the president was just trolling in regards to the clearance issue. Is this serious?”
“No. I mean, the president thinks it is extremely inappropriate for people to go out on television and level those claims with no evidence — to tease an audience with information that they claim to have but offer no backup. That’s problematic..."
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“”How long do ex-officials get to keep a security clearance?””
It depends on which party they belong to.
“Speaker [Paul] Ryan said he thought the president was just trolling in regards to the clearance issue”
More evidence that Ryan is just a worthless Deep State a-hole. He thinks yanking the security clearances for FORMER officials is a outrageous thing. What a jerk.
Yes but when Clapper publicly criticizes President Trump, he should be “fired.” There is no reason for him to have a security clearance. Did he not accuse President Trump of treason?
About Time. Leakers should lose clearances.
Terminate them, with heavy prejudice.
Don’t forget to include both lowlife Clintons, and their criminal sycophants in the revoking process.
Darned close enough! We gotcha.
Honestly, I can see Obama and JF Kerry having one. There may be continuing programs and issue that they need to be asked about. At least durring Trumps first term. You have to agree with their policies to possibly need to talk to them about things.
Comey was fired which is a different thing an administration change.
Anyone who was fired should have their clearance cancelled before they’ve finished cleaning out their desk.
I'm seeing this offered as a reason here and there, as it has been tradition. But it is also being said that these "certain individuals" have no intention of helping this Administration.
Did you leave FR and come back. I seem to remember you from a long time ago?
This happened.
2. Ask him to return any classified materials, such as, ahem, the ones he put down his pants.
3. If he doesn't, jail him until he does.
Best election...evah!
I agree, but I don’t think it was Clapper. It was Brennan who accused President Trump of treason. Clapper is also a seditionist though.
Precisely 1 and 1/2 years late, to the day.
Bump!
Will the cnn propogandists keep buffoon brennan when the useful idiot’s clearance is canceled?
Security clearances need to be updated regularly. Mine wasn’t so when 911 happened I could not do all of my job. When I changed locations my clearance lapsed. Low level clearance and upper level clearances are much different.
Impeachment
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