EPISODE · Aug 21, 2018 · 5 MIN
Taking Away John Brennan's Clearance Threatens National Security
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
In a move that has shocked career national security officials, President Trump stripped former CIA Director John Brennan of his security clearance this week, and announced he was considering doing so for a host of others. The move so enraged retired Navy Admiral William McRaven—the man who oversaw the killing of Osama Bin Laden—that he wrote an op-ed telling Trump to revoke his clearance too, in solidarity with Brennan. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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In a move that has shocked career national security officials, President Trump stripped former CIA Director John Brennan of his security clearance this week, and announced he was considering doing so for a host of others. The move so enraged retired Navy Admiral William McRaven—the man who oversaw the killing of Osama Bin Laden—that he wrote an op-ed telling Trump to revoke his clearance too, in solidarity with Brennan.
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Taking Away John Brennan's Clearance Threatens National Security
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