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Tulsi Gabbard Pulls Security Clearances

March 11, 2025 at 2:47 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said Monday she has stripped security clearances from dozens of former national security officials, the Manhattan district attorney who secured a felony conviction against Donald Trump and a lawyer who represented a government whistleblower who triggered the first impeachment case against Trump,” NBC News reports.

“The decision is the latest example of the Trump administration’s unprecedented use of security clearances to go after perceived political opponents.”

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