1.0Just Securityhttps://www.justsecurity.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HNT329lDBF"><a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/59816/rolf-clearances/">Security Clearance Removals and Presidential Politicization of Intelligence</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.justsecurity.org/59816/rolf-clearances/embed/#?secret=HNT329lDBF" width="600" height="338" title="“Security Clearance Removals and Presidential Politicization of Intelligence” — Just Security" data-secret="HNT329lDBF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://i0.wp.com/www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/GettyImages-631414842-e1515762527813.jpg?fit=3000%2C1260&ssl=130001260"The President has set a chilling precedent in threatening them with prejudicial action that could negatively impact on the confidence of intelligence officers in performing their duties free of threats and intimidation. The stakes are high: When intelligence fails to maintain its independence and objectivity from political influence, it ceases to be a guarantor of our nation’s security and becomes instead a tool of authoritarian tendencies, as is the case in other countries."