Thread by @rgoodlaw

The cruel irony of John Bolton’s justifying security clearance revocations will not be lost on many.

Bolton: “[@JohnBrennan] and others in the Obama administration were politicizing intelligence. I think that’s a very dangerous thing to do."

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On @ThisWeekABC:

First thing to do is read ProPublica's "John Bolton Skewed Intelligence, Say People Who Worked With Him” (excellent reporting by Sebastian Rotella)

propublica.org/article/john-b…

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It is the revocation of clearances of national security experts who challenge the president or exercise dissent that is the definition of politicizing intelligence.

Read @BelferCenter's Mowatt-Larssen's “Presidential Politicization of Intelligence"
justsecurity.org/59816/rolf-cle…
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