Officials who worked on assessment that Russia interfered in 2016 election stripped of clearance; teen detained by Ice walking dog. Key US politics stories from Tuesday 19 August at a glance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
National intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard<\/strong> said on Tuesday that she had stripped security clearances from 37 current and former national security officials, including some who worked on the intelligence community\u2019s assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a memo posted on X<\/a>, Gabbard accused the targeted individuals of having engaged in \u201cpoliticizing and manipulating intelligence, leaking classified intelligence without authorization, and\/or committing intentional egregious violations of tradecraft standards\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This move is the latest in a series of retributions by the Trump administration against national security officials and political opponents he views as adversaries. In March, Trump revoked security clearances for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris<\/a>, and several other Democrats and critics. The order also stripped access from former secretary of state Antony Blinken, former representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, New York attorney general Letitia James \u2013 who prosecuted Trump for fraud \u2013 and Biden\u2019s entire family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n