Press Secretary Sarah Sanders reveals during press briefing that President Trump is contemplating stripping 6 former intelligence and national security officials of their security clearances citing monetizing of security clearance.

These former security officials cited include: Former CIA Director John Brennan, Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Former FBi Director James Comey, Former National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe and, Former NSA Director Michael Hayden. However, two officials on the list, Comey and McCabe appear to no longer have security clearance.

The announcement came after Sen. Rand Pau of Kentucky got out of meeting with Trump. He revealed via his twitter page that: “I restated to him what I have said in public: John Brennan and other partisans should have their security clearances revoked.”

Sanders during press question and answer session revealed more to the reason President Trump is taking such actions. She reiterated that past officials who still hold such clearance use the opportunity to acquire lucrative consulting positions outside. Sanders also maintained in her words “When you have the highest level of security clearance, when you’re the person that holds the nation’s deepest, most sacred secrets at your hands and you go out and you make false accusations against the President on the United States, he says that’s something to be concerned with.”

This news has received several backlashes from the people who are of the opinion that if President Trump goes on with the revocation it would show further reckless use of power.

Source:https://cover9ja.com/trump-looking-to-revoke-security-clearance-for-former-intelligence-and-national-security-officials/