WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials, many of whom worked on Russia analysis or foreign threats to U.S. elections, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Trump has stripped security clearances throughout his administration, including from his best-known rivals like former President Joe Biden. But the actions announced Tuesday were a deeper cut, pushing far into the national security establishment.
At least three current senior officials at various intelligence agencies, all with reputations for nonpartisan work, are among those who lost their clearances and their jobs.
They included Shelby Pierson, a senior intelligence official who warned Congress about Russian meddling in the