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CNN: Hillary Clinton's security clearance withdrawn at her request
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's security clearance was withdrawn in August at her request, the State Department confirmed in a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, which his office released to the public Friday.
Clinton's request came after retired Navy Adm. William McRaven, the man who oversaw the 2011 Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden, wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post issuing a stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump's decision to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, Clinton's spokesperson tweeted Friday night.
In the op-ed, published in August, McRaven defended the former spy chief as "one of the finest public servants I have ever known," and volunteered to have his own security clearance revoked in an act of solidarity.
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Update: Clinton's Security Clearance Withdrawn at Her Request (AP)
WNU Editor: She does not strike me as someone who would give up her security clearance voluntarily. I will try to ask her if she permits questions on November 28 .... An Evening with the Clintons, Montreal, November 28. Yes .... someone got me tickets (I would have preferred the cash instead).
