The latter may have been a "Bridge Too Far". It sets up another suit. Ditto if they pull his clearance.
Sure, he doesn't have right to a clearance, but he does have an interest in having it. Taking it away, without justification is retaliation which is strictly against the law.
Oh, he sure does seem to have a case. Ironic the left is using DOD, their most (or 2nd most) despised federal department/agency, to do its dirty work. It’s unconscionable for a federal agency to threaten an individual citizen and private company in that way. The trashing of Maj. Cook, his family, friends, former employer and basically anyone he’s ever said ‘howdy’ to will commence immediately if it hasn’t already.
It’s not unlike the treatment of the IG that was ‘fired’ for doing his job in exposing illegal use of federal funds by BHO’s friend in Oakland.
These people seem to believe they have the power to do absolutely anything they want, to anyone they want, whenever they want, laws notwithstanding. And, so far, they DO.
Hopefully the rest of the country will wake up and decide we don’t all want to be like Chicago.