That sick .Rachel Maddow: drumpf Not Flogging Critics by Taking Sec. Clearances, He's Hamstringing Witnesses.
doing so denies them access to their files and notes sequestered in the various agencies they worked for and makes it impossible to prepare for testimony that might be required of them as the Trump/Russia probe moves forward.
A cursory examination of the officials being threatened makes this clear:
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/...555807?v=railb
All were in crucial positions to observe or investigate the Trump campaign during the time period involved.
"Look at almost all the names on the list of people the president wants to do this to. Brennan, CIA director during the Russia attack.
Clapper, director of national intelligence during the Russia attack.
Comey, director of the FBI during the Russia attack.
McCabe, deputy director of the FBI during the Russia attack.
Strzok, head of counterintelligence at the FBI during the Russia attack.
Susan Rice, national security adviser during the Russia attack.
Sally Yates, deputy attorney general during the Russia attack.
Security clearances may or may not be something any of these people are using for their current work.
But if they are stripped of their clearances or blocked from ever getting them again,
what does that do to their ability to prepare for testimony and to testify if need be?
We have good reason, after all, to think that
a bunch of these people might have important things to say
provided they can speak about classified material in a classified setting."
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/201...tail=emaildkre

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