Lawmakers Threaten to Revoke Security Clearances of 51 Hunter Biden Laptop Deniers
WENDELL HUSEBO 15 Nov 2024
The 51 former intelligence officials who suggested Hunter Biden’s laptop was Russian disinformation could lose their security clearances, Republican lawmakers indicated this week.
The potential action of revoking the security clearances would fulfill a campaign pledge by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.“You cannot lie, take your position of public trust, and lie to the American people for political purposes,” Vance said. “It’s disgraceful. And people have to suffer consequences for it.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has not indicated if he will bring a measure to the House floor to fulfill the campaign promise. President-elect Donald Trump’s landslide victory fueled Republicans maintaining the House majority and Johnson’s job as Speaker.
Republican lawmakers, however, voiced support this week for revoking the clearances.
“I think we should scrub all the legacy clearances to see whether the people need to have them and for what purpose, and unless they’re working for a company in a role that makes sense, they should be taken away,” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) told the Washington Times. “Most on that list [of 51], I would include in that scrubbing.”
The 51 intelligence officials “should all lose their security clearances,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) told the paper.
Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SCChicken) said “it should be an option.”
After the “laptop from hell” story broke before the 2020 election, 51 intel officials signed a letter that insinuated Hunter’s laptop was Russian disinformation. The letter was peddled by Politico under the title, “Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say.” Most establishment media organizations then used the Politico article to discount the revelations from the laptop.
President Joe Biden cited the story during a 2020 presidential debate with Trump to discredit the laptop’s contents. The story was reportedly planted by Secretary of State Antony Blinken for Biden to use during the event.
The 51 signatories, however, seemingly knew the Politico story was false at the time because the FBI had the laptop that Hunter abandoned at a Delaware computer repair shop. Apparently not a single one of the signatories of the infamous letter have retracted their made-up claim, Breitbart News reported in June.
Below are the 51 intel officers, who sometimes double as CNN and MSNBC media analysts:
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Jim Clapper 21. Patty Brandmaier 41. Nick Shapiro
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Mike Hayden 22. James B. Bruce 42. John Sipher
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Leon Panetta 23. David Cariens 43. Stephen Slick
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John Brennan 24. Janice Cariens 44. Cynthia Strand
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Thomas Finger 25. Paul Kolbe 45. Greg Tarbell
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Rick Ledgett 26. Peter Corsell 46. David Terry
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John McLaughlin 27. Brett Davis 47. Greg Treverton
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Michael Morell 28. Roger Zane George 48. John Tullius
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Mike Vickers 29. Steven L. Hall 49. David A. Vanell
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Doug Wise 30. Kent Harrington 50. Winston Wiley
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Nick Rasmussen 31. Don Hepburn 51. Kristin Wood
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Russ Travers 32. Timothy D. Kilbourn
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Andy Liepman 33. Ron Marks
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John Moseman 34. Jonna Hiestand Mendez
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Larry Pfeiffer 35. Emile Nakhleh
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Jeremy Bash 36. Gerald A. O’Shea
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Rodney Snyder 37. David Priess
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Glenn Gerstell 38. Pam Purcilly
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David B. Buckley 39. Marc Polymeropoulos
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Nada Bakos 40. Chris Savos
Don’t consider it, DO IT! They’re all Traitors…
It's a no-brainer unless they don't have one.
why bother announcing what you're planning on doing.... just do it!!! why the hell broadcast to the enemy your plans???? just fucking DO IT!!!
Consider this a second upvote.
And a third
Exactly. I thought Trump specifically said that manoeuvres would no longer be announced, just acted on.
Typical act of congress - we made some noise, next time we'll maybe do something if you vote us back in
Pull it and then hang them for treason.
They should lose their lives.
They lie to the American people. To their faces, and they might lose their security clearances? Is this the new now, just like the old then.
Wake me up when it's their heads
Losing their clearances should be step one.
They should all rot in jail for the rest of their lives.
Only if they pass the hangman's test.
They should be hung, no more of this bullshit
It should’ve been done when they left… I don’t have still accounts or access at companies I used to work for…. Wtf
They take those away before escorting you out the door.
But with National Security they are generous with Security Clearance's? It doesn’t make sense.
Well, they must be special....
They all should. They helped create the Insurrection.
Tell them to preserve their records, now...before removing their clearances.
How much did they get paid and by whom? They should be in jail and bankrupted.
Take their pensions too.
Then bring them to a court martial on charges of treason, sedition and working on behalf of an enemy of the state.
Any form of sedition should result in automatic loss of all benefits.
I would also go so far as banning their immediate family from any government office for life.
That's a good one!
There needs to be deterrents for civil service corruption.
These positions and jobs should be a place of trust and respect, not a dumping ground for liars, losers and midwits.
“Could lose their clearance?” Upon leaving government positions, anyone should lose clearance.
Absolutely. What would be the purpose for keeping that kind of clearance. Sure would cut down on leaks.
LOL
Is that a threat or a promise?
Big deal. Take back the money that they were paid and investigate that...
COULD ? how about WILL lose their clearance !
Absolutely they should. They should also be monitored for espionage the rest of their lives.
Do it.
Lists 20
MAff
Look harder
Jim Clapper Mike Hayden Leon Panetta John Brennan Thomas Finger Rick Ledgett John McLaughlin Michael Morell Mike Vickers Doug Wise Nick Rasmussen Russ Travers Andy Liepman John Moseman Larry Pfeiffer Jeremy Bash Rodney Snyder Glenn Gerstell David B. Buckley Nada Bakos Patty Brandmaier James B. Bruce David Cariens Janice Cariens Paul Kolbe Peter Corsell Brett Davis Roger Zane George Steven L. Hall Kent Harrington Don Hepburn Timothy D. Kilbourn Ron Marks Jonna Hiestand Mendez Emile Nakhleh Gerald A. O’Shea David Priess Pam Purcilly Marc Polymeropoulos Chris Savos Nick Shapiro John Sipher Stephen Slick Cynthia Strand Greg Tarbell David Terry Greg Treverton John Tullius David A. Vanell Winston Wiley Kristin Wood
You need to learn how to count...
satu, dua, tiga, ampat, lima
Your maff is way off.
Nah, you see I have a maff bump and a languages one. But my fat fingers don't always click everything.
An indictment list that writes itself. Perfect.
Why the fuck have they not ALREADY lost clearance?
Lose?? What about TREASON, LETS TALK ABOUT TREASON, LETS TALK ABOUT TREASON. LETS TALK ABOUT TREASON.
You reminded me of Dave.
Lose your Security Clearance; means you cannot do your job. This is clearly stated, and signed for. The Security Clearance General comes with a FULL step in Grade
Since they violated the terms of their employment, they may just lose their job. Once stripped of Clearnancw, it is VERY RARELY returned
Their career is over - as it should be
Losing your security clearance when you leave your government post needs to be made into law. This will stop some of the incestuous relationships between business and government.