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Sep 17, 2025 Tulsi Gabbard revoked security clearance of former CIA officer running for Senate Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
A clearance revocation timed to a political candidacy raised concerns about weaponizing government power to silence dissent.
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- Director of National Intelligence revokes security clearance of ex-CIA officer Joel Willett — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revoked the security clearance of Joel Willett, a former CIA officer, as part of a purge targeting 37 current and former intelligence officials. Gabbard accused those targeted of "politicizing and manipulating intelligence" but provided no supporting evidence. Willett subsequently announced his candidacy for Kentucky's U.S. Senate seat as a Democratic candidate, characterizing the clearance revocation as a "nakedly political act that is intended to silence dissent" occurring two weeks after his name surfaced as a potential candidate.
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Week 35 – 2025-09-13–2025-09-19
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