Gabbard response to the Russiagate fraud
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard announced the revocation of 37 security clearances belonging to both current and former intelligence officials who “abused public trust by politicizing and manipulating” information. Several of the officials worked on the controversial Russian collusion plot, which involved senior intelligence officials signing off on a bogus report alleging that Russian election meddling played a decisive role in the 2016 presidential election despite having evidence to the contrary.
An ODNI memo sent Monday announced that more than three dozen intelligence officials had either politicized or weaponized intelligence, failed to safeguard classified info or not followed tradecraft standards. Among those who lost their security clearances was a senior aide to former DNI James Clapper.
“The President has directed that, effective immediately, the security clearances of the following 37 individuals are revoked,” the memo, which was obtained by the New York Post, stated.
“Their access to classified systems, facilities, materials, and information is to be terminated forthwith. Any contracts or employment with the U.S. Government by these 37 individuals is hereby terminated. Any credentials held by these individuals must be surrendered to the appropriate security officers.”
The list of revocations includes Vinh Nguyen, who assisted then-DNI Clapper in crafting the thoroughly discredited 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment that claimed Russia demonstrated a preference for then-candidate Donald Trump. The ICA also claimed that Russian meddling played a decisive role in the 2016 presidential election.
The ICA was advanced and signed off on by senior Obama officials, including Clapper, then-FBI Director James Comey and then-CIA Director John Brennan despite having evidence to the contrary of both claims.
“Being entrusted with a security clearance is a privilege, not a right,” Gabbard said in a statement. “Those in the Intelligence Community who betray their oath to the Constitution and put their own interests ahead of the interests of the American people have broken the sacred trust they promised to uphold.”
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When you get things as wrong as the Russian collusion hoax it should not be too surprising that you would lose your security clearance. The Russia hoax appears to be part of the Hillary Clinton campaigns desperation in dealing with the Trump campaign. Their central problem was that they decided to compete on the basis of something that was not so rather than structure their campaign on genuine issues.
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