Rand Paul: Deep state protected John Brennan’s security clearance

Published June 4, 2019 7:29pm ET



Sen. Rand Paul suspects someone revoked President Trump’s order to have former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance revoked.

The president announced in August that Brennan’s security clearance was being stripped due to “erratic behavior” that disqualified him from having access to sensitive information. But the White House never followed through with the complicated bureaucratic process of revocation, a source told the New York Times in a report published last month.

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