President Trump is considering revoking the security clearances of several former intelligence and national security officials who have been critical of his administration, the White House said Monday.
"Not only is the president looking to take away [Former CIA Director John] Brennan's security clearance, he's also looking into the clearances of Comey, Clapper, Hayden, Rice and McCabe," press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters.
Sanders was referring to five officials who served under the Obama administration: former FBI Director James Comey, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden, former national security adviser Susan Rice, and former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe.
The White House accused those individuals of having "politicized and monetized" their access to U.S. intelligence and national security secrets.
"As of right now, we are exploring the mechanism on those specific names," Sanders said.
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