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Trump Suggests James Clapper Is ‘Being Nice To Me’ To Keep His Security Clearance

on August 20, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a "Salute to the Heroes of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection" event at the White House August 20, 2018 in Was... WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a "Salute to the Heroes of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection" event at the White House August 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump thanked members of the border patrol and immigration enforcement community for their service during the event. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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August 21, 2018 7:19 a.m.
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President Donald Trump flaunted his authority to mercilessly yank former officials’ security clearance on a whim early Tuesday, posting a tweet suggesting that former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was “being nice to me” to avoid losing his clearance.

Clapper is one of several former — notably all Democratic — officials whose clearance Trump is considering halting. Trump pulled former CIA Director John Brennan’s clearance last week over his criticism of Trump and his role in the “witch hunt.”

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Nicole Lafond (@Nicole_Lafond)  is TPM’s deputy editor, based in New York. She has also worked as the special projects editor and as a senior newswriter for TPM. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and previously covered education in central Illinois.
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