The unjust and enraging thing about this bullying was that it targeted the best of the best in the federal civil service. The dedicated who bravely spoke out, instead of giving in to the (understandable) urge to "keep their head down" and wait out the Trump mudslide.
2. The politicization of the security clearance process was a great example of "anything for my friend," and the weaponization of process for "my (political) enemy."
5. "Quasi-political"... i.e. rogue federal employee who at one point raised his right hand to swear his allegiance to the Constitution, not to an Orange Overlord.