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In reply to the discussion: Devin Nunes Has Top Secret Clearance Revoked [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,020 posts)Security clearances don't just get revoked. The person would get a notice called a Statement of Reasons, and they have the opportunity to appeal the revocation. While Nunes probably deserves to lose his clearance, if the relevant agency (probably the State Department) wanted to revoke it, they would have to follow required procedures, which take time. And who's in charge of the State Department these days?
So... take this, like all of Louise Mensch's "news," with a grain of salt. Maybe a whole salt lick.
Added: We've been reminded (below) that members of Congress don't actually need security clearances; the intelligence agencies give the appropriate committees whatever classified information the agencies determine they need for their work.
Which further proves Mensch is out to lunch, again.