The Trump Administration has revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former U.S. government officials.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard publicly shared a memo confirming the revocation and the reasoning behind it, stating that it was carried out under the direction of President Donald Trump.
According to Gabbard , the officials in question are “intelligence professionals who have abused the public trust by politicizing and manipulating intelligence, leaking classified intelligence without authorization, and/or committing intentional egregious violations of tradecraft standards.” She did not provide evidence pertaining to this, nor did the memo.
“All personnel are reminded that holding a clearance is a privilege, not a right, and this privilege is contingent