Clinton, 5 ‘Researchers’ Had Clearances Revoked; State Department Continues Email Probe

Revocation of security clearances highlights concerns they were used for political purposes

Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) receives a note from her aide Huma Abedin (L) as she testifies about the State Department's budget during a hearing of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee of the House appropriations committee on March 10, 2011. Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images

News Analysis

The security clearances of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and five other individuals, who had been designated as “researchers”—including Clinton’s longtime lawyer, Cheryl Mills—were withdrawn between August and September.