Security Clearances Are Not a Right

Security Clearances Are Not a Right
Then-FBI Director James Comey, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and then-Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan (L-R) testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 10, 2017. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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The White House has proposed removing security clearances for former heads of intelligence agencies, specifically those who have publicly and aggressively attacked not just President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, but his loyalty to the country he leads, and have, conveniently, monetized their criticisms.

Those primarily in that limelight are former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former CIA Director John Brennan.

Marc Ruskin
Marc Ruskin
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Marc Ruskin, a 27-year veteran of the FBI, is a regular contributor and the author of “The Pretender: My Life Undercover for the FBI.” He served on the legislative staff of U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan and as an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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