Clinton's security clearance withdrawn at her request
By Jordain Carney - 10/12/18 05:45 PM EDT
The State Department—in a letter dated Sept. 21 but publicly released Friday— told Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, that the security clearance was revoked on August 30 after Clinton requested that it be withdrawn."We would like to provide you with an update on the status of former Secretary Clinton's security clearance and the ongoing administrative review pertaining to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other current and former department officials," Charles Faulkner, the acting assistant secretary of legislative affairs, wrote to Grassley.The State Department added in the letter to Grassley that five of Clinton's aides had also had their security clearance revoked.Four of the names are redacted but one aide listed in the email is Cheryl Mills, who worked as Clinton's chief of staff.
Those of us who have been here awhile can probably guess a few of those redacted names.
Edited to add:
- It is not unusual for officials to maintain clearances when they leave office;
- Hillary and her researchers were working on Hard Choices after she retired, so no, she is not working on a new book at the moment;
- Here is the request.
