WASHINGTON —

The Trump administration's announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials was hardly an isolated act.

In ordering the revocation of the clearances, President Donald Trump was turning to a favored retributive tactic that he's wielded — or at least tried to — against high-profile political figures, lawyers and intelligence officials.

The latest targets include officials who have served in the government across a range of agencies and positions, including on former President Joe Biden's national security team and at the CIA and National Security Agency.

It's not entirely clear how the list of 37 officials was developed, though some had worked on issues related to Russian threats to elections in 2016 an

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