THE LEAD STORY - WHOSE SECURITY CLEARANCE WILL BE REVOKED NEXT? - President Trump could act soon against several other top Obama-era intelligence and law enforcement officials whose security clearance credentials are under review, the Washington Post reports ... On Wednesday, Trump revoked the security clearance for former CIA Director John Brennan, and suggested in an interview that he based his decision on Brennan's role in starting the Russia collusion investigation. The White House is looking into the clearances of several other former officials and Trump critics, including: former FBI director James Comey; former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe; former director of national intelligence James Clapper; former national security adviser Susan Rice; former CIA director Michael Hayden (who also worked under President George W. Bush); Justice Department official Bruce Ohr; recently fired FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI general counsel Lisa Page.
Two White House officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to the Washington Post said Trump is eager to act on the security clearances review list and believes he has emerged looking strong in his public feud with Brennan. Meanwhile, group of 12 former CIA directors, including retired Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, and a former director of National Intelligence showed support for Brennan late Thursday and issued a joint statement calling Trump’s move “an attempt to stifle free speech.”
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