Hillary Clinton’s Security Clearance Removed in August, Judiciary Committee Reveals

Then-Secretary of State-designate and U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton looks at her BlackBerry while on an elevator at the U.S. Capitol January 7, 2009. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s security clearance was removed at her request on Aug. 30, according to a letter (pdf) from the State Department to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Clearances for five other people Clinton designated as researchers have also been withdrawn on Sept. 20, including Clinton’s close aide Cheryl Mills, the State Department said in the Sept. 21 letter.