{"id":2071698,"date":"2023-10-18T12:59:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T16:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-must-pull-security-clearances-of-officials-with-sympathy-for-iran-pompeo-and-other-ex-trump-officials-say\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T13:02:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:02:21","slug":"biden-must-pull-security-clearances-of-officials-with-sympathy-for-iran-pompeo-and-other-ex-trump-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-must-pull-security-clearances-of-officials-with-sympathy-for-iran-pompeo-and-other-ex-trump-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Pompeo and ex-Trump officials urge Biden to revoke security clearances of Iran-sympathetic officials."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-must-pull-security-clearances-of-officials-with-sympathy-for-iran-pompeo-and-other-ex-trump-officials-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2071698&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Trump Officials Call on Biden to Revoke\u2063 Security Clearances \u200dof Iran Sympathizers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Former Secretary of State Mike \u200bPompeo (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A \u2062group of former Trump administration officials, including Mike Pompeo, \u2064Robert O\u2019Brien, Christopher Miller,\u2063 and John Ratcliff, have urged President Joe Biden to take action against officials with ties to or sympathy for \u2063Iran by revoking their security clearances.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u200c joint statement, the former officials expressed deep\u200c concern over recent reports of Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">influence operations<\/a> targeting American citizens, particularly those working \u200cfor the US government. They emphasized the urgent \u200cthreat posed by \u200cIran and\u200d its various \u200bcovert operations, including influence campaigns, to US national security.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 Trump officials firmly stated their\u200b belief that the Biden administration should not only revoke security clearances but also \u2062terminate the \u200demployment of \u200bindividuals\u200c who could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-must-pull-security-clearances-of-officials-with-sympathy-for-iran-pompeo-and-other-ex-trump-officials-say\/\" title=\"Pompeo and ex-Trump officials urge Biden to revoke security clearances of Iran-sympathetic officials.\">potentially jeopardize national security due<\/a> to their connections or sympathies with the Iranian government.<\/p>\n<p>The statement specifically mentioned Robert Malley, the former\u2062 US special envoy for Iran, \u200cwho is currently under investigation for alleged\u200c mishandling\u2062 of classified information. Republicans are pressuring the Biden \u200dadministration to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-ag-closes-larry-nassar-inquiry-after-msu-refuses-to-release-documents-related-to-case\/\" title=\"Mich. AG closes Larry Nassar inquiry after MSU refuses to release documents related to case\">release documents related<\/a> to Malley&#8217;s \u200dties\u200b to Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>These calls for action come in the wake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-mask-mandates-about-submission-collectivism\/\" title=\"Rand Paul: Mask Mandates About Submission, Collectivism\">alarming statements made<\/a> by\u2064 Iranian officials, with one declaring that Israel &#8220;will be gone \u2062soon&#8221; and another vowing\u2063 to &#8220;eradicate&#8221; the &#8220;cancerous&#8221; Jewish state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200dspecific concerns \u2063do these \u2062officials have regarding recent reports \u2064of Iranian influence operations targeting \u2062American citizens?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Former Trump administration officials, including \u200dMike Pompeo, Robert O\u2019Brien, Christopher Miller, and \u200cJohn Ratcliff, have jointly called on President Joe Biden to \u2064revoke the security \u2062clearances of individuals with ties to or sympathy for Iran. In a \u2063statement, the officials expressed deep concern over \u2064recent reports of Iranian influence operations targeting American citizens, particularly those working for the US\u200c government. They emphasized the urgent threat posed by \u2063Iran \u200band its covert operations, including influence campaigns, to US national security.<\/p>\n<p>The former Trump officials firmly believe that the Biden administration should not only revoke security clearances but \u200dalso terminate \u2062the employment of individuals who could potentially jeopardize national security due to\u2063 their connections or sympathies with the Iranian government. They specifically mentioned \u2064Robert Malley, the former US special envoy \u200cfor Iran, who is currently\u2063 under investigation for alleged \u200cmishandling of classified information. Republicans are pressuring the Biden administration to release documents related\u2064 to Malley&#8217;s ties to Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>The calls \u200bfor action\u2063 come in \u200clight of alarming statements made by Iranian officials, with one declaring that Israel &#8220;will \u2064be gone soon&#8221; and another vowing\u2063 to &#8220;eradicate&#8221; the &#8220;cancerous&#8221; Jewish state.\u200c These statements highlight the hostile and dangerous nature of the Iranian regime and the importance of taking\u2062 decisive measures to protect\u2064 US national security.<\/p>\n<p>Revoking security clearances and terminating the employment of individuals with ties to or\u2064 sympathy for Iran is a necessary step to ensure the integrity of our national \u2063security apparatus. It is crucial that \u200dindividuals who may have compromised loyalty\u200b or allegiance to the United States are not granted access to classified information that could potentially be used against our interests.<\/p>\n<p>The former Trump officials have made a compelling case\u2064 for this action, highlighting the urgent threat posed by Iran and the need to \u200dsafeguard US national security.\u200c It is now up to the \u200dBiden administration to carefully consider these concerns and take appropriate \u200csteps to protect the \u200cUnited States and its interests from the influence and \u200bmalign activities of\u2063 the Iranian \u2064government.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u2064 the calls from former Trump officials to\u200d revoke security clearances of individuals with ties to or sympathy for Iran\u200b are justified and necessary. The threats posed by Iran&#8217;s influence operations and its hostile rhetoric must be taken seriously, and\u200c steps must be taken to safeguard US national security. The Biden administration should heed these calls\u200b and take decisive action to protect the United\u200b States and \u200dits\u2064 citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several ex-Trump officials, including Mike Pompeo, urge President Biden to strip security clearances from officials with &#8220;ties to or sympathy for&#8221; Iran. The signatories also include Robert O&#8217;Brien, Christopher Miller, and Gina Haspel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1613,"featured_media":2071699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2071698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2071698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2071698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2071698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2071699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2071698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2071698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2071698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}