Tulsi Gabbard strips 37 security clearances over Obama-ordered intel report that launched Russiagate

WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced security clearances had been pulled from 37 current and former officials who “abused public trust by politicizing and manipulating” information — including several who were involved in a controversial, Barack Obama-ordered assessment of Russian influence in the 2016 election.

An ODNI memo announced that the more than three dozen intel professionals — including a former top aide to Obama DNI James Clapper — had either politicized or weaponized intelligence, failed to safeguard classified info or not followed tradecraft standards. ---More...

????DNI Tulsi Gabbard goes scorched earth on the 37 officials she just revoked security clearances from over Russia-gate:

“This seditious conspiracy that undermined our democracy, Republic, and broke trust that every professional is supposed to uphold.”
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson)August 20, 2025