Trump revokes John Brennan's security clearance

No Images? Click here         Trump Revokes Former CIA Director John Brennan’s Security Clearance President Donald Trump has revoked former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Wednesday. Sanders said Trump has a “unique constitutional responsibility to protect the nation’s classified information.” Historically, as a professional courtesy, former heads of intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been allowed to retain access to government information after their tenure ends. The longstanding practice is so they can provide insight to their successors on topics they have interest or expertise in, Sanders said. However, Trump revoked Brennan’s access because he believes that Brennan has exhibited “erratic conduct” and questionable credibility, Sanders said. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Donald Trump’s trying to shut former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman up. However, unlike the nondisclosure agreements Trump used in his business, those he made staffers sign at the White House are almost certainly unenforceable. READ MORE Trump's campaign chair is "not above the law," Mueller's team said as the Paul Manafort trial closed. They said the evidence itself was their “star witness.” READ MORE Trump is wreaking havoc on Republican governor primaries. In Minnesota and Kansas, the victory of Trump-style candidates makes GOP wins less likely. READ MORE         ICYMI Jahana Hayes could be Connecticut’s first black Democrat in Congress. The former “Teacher Of The Year” won a primary on Tuesday that positions her to make history.   The black-white unemployment ratio has barely budged. Lower African-American unemployment doesn’t fix a glaring racial disparity.   Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White is under investigation for misusing staff. The Defense Department Office of Inspector General is digging into claims that she used staff members for personal errands and retaliated after complaints were filed, CNN reports.       Want more?  Watch Unite The Right Organizer Jason Kessler Get Yelled At By His Dad   Omarosa: ‘There’s One Way To Shut Donald Trump Down’   Obama Photographer Rips Donald Trump Over Omarosa ‘Dog’ Insult   HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe