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Politics Mar 21

Associates at prominent law firms urge their employers to withstand pressure from Trump

By John Yang, Jackson Hudgins

Politics May 18

The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal is seen at FBI headquarters in Washington, U.S. June 14, 2018. Photo by Yuri Gripas/REUTERS
WATCH: Former FBI employees accuse bureau of ‘weaponization’ against conservatives

The three men who described themselves as whistleblowers alleged overreach and retaliation by the FBI in front of a House panel on what Republicans assert is the "weaponization" of government against conservatives.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Politics Apr 01

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) chairs the House Oversight Committee as Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump testifies on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Last year Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for tax evasion, making false statements to a financial institution, unlawful excessive campaign contributions and lying to Congress as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
House Oversight Committee to issue subpoena over White House security clearances

The chairman of the House Oversight Committee announced plans Monday to subpoena a former White House official to testify about the White House security clearance process, and warned more subpoenas would follow if the Trump administration doesn’t explain how senior…

By Daniel Bush

Politics Jan 23

House Democrats investigate security clearances in Trump’s White House

The review sets up one of the first potential fights between a Democrat-led House committee and a White House bracing for a number of investigations in the wake of last year's midterm elections that eroded GOP control in Washington.

By Chad Day, Associated Press

Politics Aug 20

Former CIA director John Brennan has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
John Brennan gets offers for legal action after Trump revokes his security clearance

Former CIA Director John Brennan said Sunday that he is considering taking legal action to try to prevent President Donald Trump from stripping other current and former officials' security clearances.

By Jill Colvin, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Aug 17

Watch 5:35
News Wrap: Trump threatens to revoke more security clearances

In our news wrap Friday, President Trump warned he might continue to revoke security clearances. In his sights is Bruce Ohr, a current official at the U.S. Department of Justice. Ohr had contacts with the former British agent who compiled…

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Aug 17

WATCH: Trump expects to ‘quickly’ revoke Bruce Ohr’s security clearance

By Associated Press

Trump says the Justice Department official is a "disgrace."…

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Aug 17

Former U.S. security leaders blast Trump for yanking John Brennan’s clearance

By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

Former U.S. security officials issued scathing rebukes to President Donald Trump on Thursday, admonishing him for yanking a top former spy chief's security clearance in what they cast as an act of political vengeance. Trump said he'd had to do…

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Aug 16

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Trump using his unique power to punish and intimidate critics, former CIA official says

President Trump's move to revoke John Brennan's security clearance rippled across Washington, and the former CIA director cast it as a disturbing power play. And Brennan might not be the only former intelligence or national security official to have his…

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Jul 24

Watch 5:42
Trump’s threat to revoke security clearances could create an ‘atmosphere of fear’

The threat from the White House to possibly revoke security clearances of six former national security and intelligence officials -- all of whom have been critical of President Trump -- has set off bipartisan criticism. Former CIA general counsel Jeffrey…

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