If you want to clean this up, why not reform it and take away all the security clearances of all former officials? Why go after your political critics? Well, first of all, I don't want to see this [revoking security clearances] become routine. I don't want to see it be politicized. And the reason you don't want to pull security clearances, exactly what Admiral Mullen was talking about is being able to, you know, provide access to those individuals that you want to consult with. (02:31–02:35)
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Asserts opposition to the routine and politicized revocation of security clearances.
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