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A Broader Campaign Against Intelligence Officials
According to Yahoo News, the move is part of a broader Trump-era campaign to discredit career intelligence officials viewed as adversaries. Gabbard has already begun declassifying records from the Obama administration to support what she has called a “treasonous conspiracy” against Trump’s 2016 victory.
Gabbard previously revoked clearances of former President Joe Biden, and former Vice President Kamala Harris had their clearances revoked. But some attempts targeting private-sector attorneys were blocked by federal judges.
As RealClearInvestigations reported, Trump and his allies have repeatedly pointed to allegations tying the Clinton campaign to misleading narratives about Russian election interference.
Constitutional Concerns with Security Clearances
Legal experts and former intelligence officials condemned the move as unlawful and politically motivated. Mark Zaid, a national security lawyer who also lost his clearance under the Trump administration, argued:
