Donald Trump revoked the security clearance of a private citizen and long-standing public servant, John Brennan, because he holds Brennan responsible for the special counsel’s investigation into his campaign’s relationship with Russia. We know this because Trump told the Wall Street Journal last night that revoking Brennan’s clearance “had to be done,” because Brennan was one of the officials who “led” the “rigged witch hunt.”
This contradicts the White House claim that Trump’s decision was “not politically motivated” and was because Brennan posed a “security risk.”