Clinton Spox: Hillary Gave Up Security Clearance as Protest Against Pres. Trump Revoking John Brennan’s Clearance
by Kristinn Taylor October 12, 2018
Hillary Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said late Friday night that the former secretary of State voluntarily gave up her security clearance in August after reports that she lost the privilge amid her email scandal. Merrill said it was a show of support following the op-ed by former commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Admiral William McRaven offering to surrender his security clearance in protest of President Donald Trump revoking the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan. At the time the it was reported the White House was looking at the possibility of other former Obama officials’ clearances being pulled as part of effort to strip abusers of the privilege of high ranking government officials maintaining a clearance after leaving office.
Merrill claimed Clinton kept her clearance to help her write her book about her years as secretary of State. Merrill does not address the concurrent revocation of clearances held by several Clinton aides including Cheryl Mills, who was involved in Clinton’s e-mail scandal, that was mentioned in a letter released Friday by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announcing Clinton had surrendered her security clearance.
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