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The Clearance Purge: Trump’s Political Hit Job in Plain Sight

This wasn’t national security. It was political retribution, a purge straight out of the strongman’s handbook.

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General Azmundus
Aug 20, 2025
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The Shock Move

On August 19, Donald Trump ordered Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to revoke the security clearances of 37 current and former intelligence officials in one sweep. No hearings. No review boards. No evidence presented. Just a mass execution of careers, delivered with the cold efficiency of an enemies list.

And make no mistake,…

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