President Trump and White House officials never considered rescinding former President Barack Obama’s security clearance, former Trump aide Sebastian Gorka insisted Tuesday, calling the report “fake news.”
“What was Donald Trump’s justification for wanting to pull Obama’s clearance, was it his behavior or his comments?” C-SPAN caller Albert, a Chicago resident, asked Gorka during an interview Tuesday morning.
The caller cited a media report that Trump had toyed around with the idea last spring.
“Neither. That is a prime example of fake news as the White House has already officially stated, as the president has stated,” Gorka said.
“There was no such decision being countenanced by the White House, so Obama’s clearance was never an issue in this administration,” he added.
Trump said Monday he hopes former CIA Director John Brennan sues over the decision to revoke his security clearance, but doubted Brennan would take that step.
Brennan told MSNBC late last week that he was considering suing Trump for taking away his clearance.
The White House is considering rescinding clearances for other officials who have been critical of Trump, including former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former CIA Director Michael Hayden, former national security adviser Susan Rice, and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates.
