President Trump is moving to punish the colluding DOJ official Bruce Ohr. The Washington Examiner reports:
President Trump said Friday that he may take away the security clearance of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, whose wife worked for the firm that commissioned an opposition research dossier on then-candidate Trump.
“I think Bruce Ohr is a disgrace. I suspect I’ll be taking it away very quickly,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House.
Trump’s remarks follow his decision Wednesday to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, a harsh critic of his presidency, claiming Brennan improperly politicized his former role.
Ohr’s wife Nellie previously worked with Fusion GPS, which hired former British spy Christopher Steele to compile the Trump dossier. The Hillary Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee funded Steele’s research, which relied on his extensive Russia contacts.
Will the Liberals cry about this too?
Big deal….As an intelligence officer who believes in the Triad, Capitalism, Democracy, and Religious Freedom who would want to help this mad-man anyway??? Only love of country keeps these men and women going, and the thought that Trump will “fade-away” soon……
I suspect that most of what keeps them going is the same as the rest of us; earning a living. And no one can possibly believe that there has not been massive politicization within the agencies, unless one fails to read the papers.
Pretty much all normals believe in capitalism, limited government, democracy and the constitutional freedoms. That’s equally true for those whose paycheck comes from the private sector and from the government.
I noticed Rosemary’s comment that if you break your oath of office you should be out. I agree! Obama never kept his oath one day in 8 years. The President has an oath like no other.His first sworn duty is to PRESERVE the US Constitution. See art 11,sec 1, last sentence. Obama was never a legal president because of this. Our founding fathers knew that any man not willing to PRESERVE the US Const. should not be Pres. of USA. We need a required training session for ALL elected people and all wanting to be elected that would teach them the meaning of PRESERVE, ILLEGAL,ALIEN , CITIZEN, GOOD BEHAVIOUR(that is how it is spelled in art 111,sec 1 when talking about how long judges should hold office),and LAW.
Remove clearance.
Why is it elected officials retire millionaires? Make it illegal for elected seats to accept bribes or recompense from lobbyists or corporations. How can an elected enact the passage of a bill that is the best interest of America when he has accepted money or gifts from an anti American entity?
For instance, how did Ms. waters becom a millionaire with several pieces of property, we elect them to represent us in Congress, not to get rich taking bribes.
An idiot/coward punishes intelligent people for having courage. Trump is a lying piece of shit.
I think you have President Trump confused with Obama and his administration.
What courage do you speak of? Breannan is nothibg but a damn cry baby!!! Just as you are!!!!! Call this number for help…….Whine-11
My comment is for Ray Hill!!!!!
oh my goodness has your head been in the clouds? Trump is doing an amazing job. Stop listening to the libtards and the stupid leftist media. Seriously he is probably the best president we have ever had. You may not like him but his policies are terrific. He has done so much for America because he actually loves this great land…..something Obozo didn’t have a clue about. And don’t even get me started on Mrs. Obozo! Oh my!
Our govt is of course supposed to be pro-American. By rejecting the valid election of Trump or any president they are rejecting our form of govt. Thus they are a gang, a party of rejectionists. Warped and twisted by ali baba Obama into the House and Senate and govt agencies of anti-Americanism. And the courts are so politicized it is hard to separate their PC decisions from democrat liberal party platform ideas And they want everyone be like them and reject America and what it stands for. i am not that negative my country tis of thee.
It would be appropriate in my opinion for the POTUS to strip any and all present and past holders of security clearances from everybody that is not serving in a position in which the clearance is required and or needed. A security clearance means nothing if every Tom, Dick and Harry in the world has a clearance. What we have most recently learned from our “Top Law Enforcement” officials reveals just how much they no longer value or have any regard for maintaining the integrity of their security clearance. They have been traitors to America by the actions they have so boldly admitted to.
Yes these that are not in our Government need to have CLEARANCE NOW THAT THEY’ER NO LONGER IN OUR GOVERNMENT.
President Trump needs the remove clearances for all top officials left over from the corrupt Obummer term. From all departments.
Totally agree! EVERY ONE of those Odumbo era crooks should be stripped of his/her clearance pass. Corrupt liars should not have access to confidential information.
President Trump absolutely should! And he sooner the better! Drain this corrupt swamp
Amen!
That is the right and smart thing to do to protect America from Obama and his (OFA) Organize for Action an Obama Organization to fight against freedom and against the American way of life as well as conspiring and working against our President. He is working and funding ANTIFA to riot and to attack all Trump supporters. Obama is organizing all of this from his bunker just 4 blocks away from the White House and no one is doing anything about this Treasonous Bastard. Wake up Americans and do something. Do not sit on your asses watching Cartoons.
Once a person is no longer an employee where a security clearance is needed it should be removed. That’s only logical.
Having any sort of Security Clearance is not a Constitutional Right so Suck It! Act irresponsibly with it, or use it for your own interests and YES it should be taken away and worse!
Any person who has been employed by the US Government and is no longer employed Should Not retain their Security Clearance. No Employment, No Security Clearance.
Clean the Swamp as the ‘gators are multiplying.
It’s all about money. People with high security clearance can get high salaries as consultants or lobbyists if they have high security clearance.
That is why so many are screaming about the possibility of losing it.
if that’s a punishment, then he should be thrilled-more time in jail to clean toilets instead of checking in on classified info-freedom, except from the cell
Trump should revoke the security clearance of all who hold one and protested Brennan’s clearance being revoked. That should clear up a big chunk of the swamp by declaring these individual persona non grate when it comes to our nations secrets. Their worth as far as leaking to other entities, nations ,corporations, or news agencies will be null and void. They will no longer financially benefit by bartering our secrets to others. Their agendas will be brought to a dead halt. Who are the guilty ones? Those who protest most. Excommunicate them all!!!
Good post Gideon and I agree with you 100%
I had Top Secret Clearance while I was in the Marine Corps because I was a Nuclear Weapons courier. After I was discharged from active duty in the Marine Corps in 1963 I had no further need for any Secret Clearance. The provision for any Secret Clearance in the military is based upon “Need to Know” and is not a PRIVILEGE for life. Ex CIA agents, Ex FBI agents, and any other EX government employees have no “Need to Know” rights. Wake up America !!
wish this could be screamed from the roof tops….where do all of these radicals get off trying to make a case for keeping clearance forever…..thank you for your response
AMEN BROTHER .
We need a bill introduced that will revoke a person’s security clearance on the day they leave the job that the security clearance was for! IF they get a job that requires a security clearance, than they can reapply! And this should apply to EVERYONE, including Past Presidents. I know that they are saying that they keep it so they can be consulted by their successors if they need help with something. But come on! Oh often do you think that Obama consulted with Bush? Or that President Trump has called Obama? No, it is an unnecessary risk just so for “has-beens” to feel important!
if the situation were in reverse oboma would have did this to All of them the first day in office and the medias would praise it so much, but than again obama was the most corrupt lier in chief it was easier for him, part of the corrupt Washington d.c. swamp whereas Present Trump is Not!
That would be great, but in order for that to happen the worthless Congress would have to do their job. Chances of that happening are slim and none.
I see nor reason for fired, or retired government personal, no matter who they are, to have a clearance. It is based on need to know, or should be, no matter if it is a government worker or an admiral, especially a politician. We in the military, loose our clearances when we retire or get out. I had top secret/crypto for the years I was in the Marines. Gone when I left the service.
I totally agree.
When will Trump get down to the real nitty gritty and revoke clearances for Hillary and Obama? The both certainly have no need for them in their current positions and with their current moves against the interest of the American people.
If they DON’T NEED THE CLEARANCE FOR THEIR JOB then they shouldn’t have the clearance!!! That minimizes the RISK OF LEAKS!! Giving them security clearance briefings because someone MIGHT want to talk with them about some secret or top secret issue is CRAZY ,IRRESPONSIBLE and UNNECESSARILY COSTLY!!!!!
I agree with some of the afore noted comments. Once you are no longer in service to the US government your clearance should be eliminated.
P.S. The admiral who dared POTUS to cancel his clearance should get his clearance removed immediately and no longer allowed to interact with the federal government at any level. MAGA and KAG
I agree with all the above I see no reason for any Government employee to hold their clearance it is Nuts you retire you no longer need CLERANCE I HAVE a family member we disagree I have said it for yrs this person is retired for over 20 yrs and he can still take polygraph and keep his clearance
We the people say NO MORE YOU LEAVE YOU ARE DONE YOU GET FIRED YOU LOOSE YOUR CLERANCE AND PENSION
YOU BREAK YOUR OATH YOU ARE HISTORY ON THE SPOT
NO CONSIQUENCES
LIMITED TERMS PASS A LAW YOU BREAK THE LAW OR ARE ACCUSED YOU ARE FIRED IF YOU ARE GUILTY YOU LOOSE PENSION
ONE WAY TO HOLD CONGRESS ACCOUNTABLE
DRAIN THE SWAMP
need to get them all out of there, that are involved in the spygate and hillary emails, and i could go on an on, like, gun runnin, benghazi, lois lerner, on the tarmac, muslim movie arrest, i can keep goin, 08-16 more crimes committed in them 8 than all years this country has had a president. this all needs to be cleaned up. people in jail
My persona feelings are when u leave office out goes your security clearance. When I left the air force my top secret clearance was taken. These has-beens are no different.
I think you should remove the clearances of all the people that have worked in government that no longer have a need for a clearance. They can always re-apply if they get a job that requires a clearance. They merely do a background check since they last worked at a job requiring a clearance and it does not take long to do that. They should not have a clearance to snoop and make money from books and tv appearances for the information they have. To me that is traitorist in nature in should be stopped!
Remove clearances on many more
but what is more important is HANG OBAMA FOR TREASON and posthumously court-martial McCain for treason.
He needs to remove more security clearances than just Ohr. He really needs to get rid of Comey and McCabe as well and several others.
Not enough. It is time to hire a real Atty General and prosecute those who have committed crimes. Start with Hillary and Comey.
Why is Trump hesitating in removing from clearances when he knows full well they would use the information derived from that access to attack him and especially the station of POTUS. They damn sure do not serve this nation in keeping with its policies?
Because the lawsuits are coming and President Trump has to be careful that some liberal, obama appointed judge doesn’t jump in and say “you have no justification for taking that man’s clearance.”
Go Donny! Clean that SWAMP!