the president s former national security adviser. he was fired by the obama administration, but allowed to keep clearance even as he led those lock her up chants. the president s plan seems to be unplanned likely at the suggestion of rand paul. he is considered a big vote in the supreme court battle. we have more from cnn s jeff zeleny on what the wall street journal calls a dumb idea. reporter: dave and christine, president trump taking the unprecedented step of talking about revoking security clearances from old obama administration officials. the officials have been critical of him and his presidency. this has never happened before. it is something we are told the white house is considering. in the white house briefing room, sarah sanders acknowledged the president is considering it when she said this. the president is exploring the mechanisms to remove the clearances because they monetize and politicize
the russia investigation. because they politicize and monetize their public service and making improper contact with russia or influenced russia by the president is inappropriate. the list includes former officials from the fbi, cia and other national security jobs. sources say two, james comey and andrew mccabe, no longer have security clearances anyway. having been fired from the trump administration. normally top officials keep clearance to consult successors on the voluntary basis. take the example of michael flynn. the former national security adviser. fired by the obama administration, but allowed to keep clearance. the president s plan seems to be unplanned at the suggestion of rand paul. paul is a big vote in the
other federal jobs. two of them, andrew mccabe and james comey, no longer have security clearances to take away. they were fired from the trump administration. normally former top officials keep clearance so successors can consult on a voluntary basis. an american tradition with hand over of knowledge and power. take michael flynn. he was fired by the obama administration, but kept clearance. the president s plan seems to be unplanned. all at the suggestion of rand paul. he is considered a big vote in the supreme court battle. we have more from cnn s jeff zeleny on what the wall street journal calls a dumb idea. reporter: dave and christine, the officials have been critical of him and his presidency.
administration. normally, top officials keep clearance so successors can consult with them. take the case of michael flynn. the president s former national security adviser. he was fired by the obama administration, but allowed to keep clearance even as he led those lock her up chants. the president s plan seems to be unplanned likely at the suggestion of rand paul. he is considered a big vote in the supreme court battle. we have more from cnn s jeff zeleny on what the wall street journal calls a dumb idea. reporter: dave and christine, the officials have been critical of him and his presidency. this has never happened before. it is something we are told the white house is considering. in the briefing room, sarah sanders acknowledged the president was considering it