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“Being entrusted with a security clearance is a privilege, not a right,” she stated in an X post containing a memo issued by her office. “Those in the Intelligence Community who betray their oath to the Constitution and put their own interests ahead of the American people have broken the sacred trust they promised to uphold.” Gabbard continued, “In doing so, they undermine our national security, the safety and security of the American people, and the foundational principles of our democratic republic.”
The former officials accused include Biden administration spokespersons Emily Horne and Dilpreet Sidhu, who served as a deputy chief of staff at the National Security Council.
Last month, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a report suggesting that former President Barack Obama and his national security team “manufactured and politicized intelligence” to lay groundwork for what was essentially a years-long coup against Trump after he defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016. However, the White House dismissed these claims as more nonsense and misinformation.
On his first day in office, Trump revoked the security clearance of his former national security adviser John Bolton and also removed his Secret Service protection.
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