Revokes security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan

Trump unilaterally revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, an outspoken critic, in an unprecedented act of political retaliation. The White House cited Brennan's "erratic conduct," but Trump told the Wall Street Journal he did it because of the "rigged witch hunt," directly linking the punishment to the Russia investigation.

“Mr. Brennan has recently leveraged his status as a former high ranking official with access to highly sensitive information to make a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations, wild outbursts on the internet and television about this administration,” — Wall Street Journal interview, August 15, 2018 Quote verified against source