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Article snippet: MORE is considering removing security clearances belonging to former officials who served in high-level positions during the Obama administration. Intelligence experts say such a move would be unprecedented. The possibility of security revocations represents an effort by Trump to reprimand former officials whom the White House accuses of “politicizing” their public service by speaking out against the president. “Making baseless accusations of improper contact with Russia or being influenced by Russia against the president is extremely inappropriate and the fact that people with security clearances are making these baseless charges provides inappropriate legitimacy to accusations with zero evidence,” Sanders told reporters Monday. The genesis of the idea appears to be Sen. MORE (R-Ky.), who disclosed on Twitter earlier Monday that he planned to ask Trump to revoke Brennan’s security clearance, accusing the former CIA director and others of leveraging their clearances to net speaking engagements and media appearances. Trump has weathered intense scrutiny over the past week as a result of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, after which he cast doubt on the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election — a remark he later walked back. Last week, Brennan characterized Trump’s performance in Helsinki as “nothing short of treasonous” and suggested that it exceeded the threshold of impeachm... Link to the full article to read more