Trump Axes Clearances

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In a move reminiscent of the baptism scene in the Godfather, where Michael Corleone knocks off all of his enemies, President Trump has revoked the security clearances for a number of his foes today. This order also bans the named individuals from any federally owned or leased building or property. This comes after he revoked the clearance of Joe Biden recently.

Federal officials on the list are former SecState Antony Blinken, Former NSA and Hillary advisor Jake Sullivan, former #2 DOJ official Lisa Monaco, former federal prosecutor and lead on the Russiagate hoax Andrew Weissman.

What effect this will have on any of them is up in the air for now. They are barred from entering any federal facility as well as having their clearances revoked, so it is not going to be good for their careers.

But wait, there’s more. Trump also yanked the clearances of NY Attorney General Leticia James, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and lawyer Mark Zaid. The clearance revocation isn’t going to affect James or Bragg all that much. They don’t need a clearance for most of their work, the bar to entry may be a bigger deal, at least for Bragg. Zaid on the other hand is likely screwed. He purports to be a national security lawyer and works almost exclusively on federal cases. The lack of clearance and the lack of ability to even enter a federal courthouse is going to devastate his business.