Intelligence Community ROCKED: 37 Cleared Out!

DNI Tulsi Gabbard delivers long-overdue accountability by stripping security clearances from 37 intelligence officials who weaponized their positions to perpetrate the Russia hoax against President Trump.

Story Highlights

• Gabbard revokes clearances of 37 officials for “abusing public trust” in Russia interference assessment
• Internal documents reveal Obama administration scrapped initial assessment finding no meaningful Russian interference
• Trump administration takes unprecedented action to punish politicization of intelligence community
• Legal experts raise Privacy Act concerns over public naming of affected officials

Trump Administration Delivers Overdue Justice

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard publicly revoked security clearances of 37 current and former intelligence officials on August 19, 2025, at President Trump’s direction. Gabbard accused these individuals of politicizing intelligence, manipulating assessments, and violating tradecraft standards connected to the Obama-era Russia interference claims. The unprecedented move represents the largest public clearance revocation in U.S. history, targeting officials who participated in what conservatives view as a partisan witch hunt against Trump.

Tulsi Yanks Security Clearances Of 37 Intel Officials Over Russiagate: ‘Abused The Public Trust’

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday stripped security clearances from dozens of current and former intelligence officials who “abuse…https://t.co/pDTfxK3Wpw pic.twitter.com/AcSe1uQg0Z

— George Whitten (@georgewhitten) August 20, 2025

Gabbard stated that “being entrusted with a security clearance is a privilege, not a right” and emphasized that officials who “betray their oath have broken the sacred trust they promised to uphold.” The revocations immediately terminated access to classified information for all named individuals, many of whom served in the Obama administration and contributed to intelligence assessments that became the foundation for years of investigations targeting Trump.

Bombshell Documents Expose Russia Hoax Origins

Internal documents released by Gabbard reveal a stunning timeline that exposes the political manipulation behind the Russia interference narrative. On December 7, 2016, an initial intelligence assessment reportedly found Russia did not meaningfully interfere in the 2016 election. However, this assessment was scrapped the following day after “new guidance,” and Obama met with top national security officials on December 9 to order a replacement assessment.

The final intelligence assessment, completed in under a month by early January 2017, dramatically reversed course to conclude Russia sought to help Trump and discredit Hillary Clinton. This politically convenient reversal became the basis for the Mueller probe, two Trump impeachments, and years of media-driven conspiracy theories. The rapid timeline and complete reversal of conclusions strongly suggests political pressure overrode objective intelligence analysis, vindicating Trump’s longstanding claims of a politicized witch hunt.

Deep State Faces Consequences for Weaponization

The affected officials include prominent intelligence veterans like Stephanie O’Sullivan and Vinh Nguyen, both directly involved in the 2016 Russia assessment. Many served under Obama and later publicly opposed Trump or supported impeachment efforts, revealing the partisan motivations behind their actions. Former DNI James Clapper, who oversaw the controversial assessment, remains indirectly implicated in the intelligence manipulation scheme that targeted a sitting president.

This action represents a broader Trump administration effort to dismantle the deep state apparatus that weaponized intelligence against conservative leaders. The move follows years of partisan conflict over intelligence community independence, with Trump correctly identifying how unelected bureaucrats abused their positions to influence domestic politics. Patriots have long demanded accountability for officials who violated their oaths and undermined constitutional governance through politically motivated intelligence operations.

Legal Challenges and Institutional Pushback Expected

Attorney Mark Zaid, representing some affected officials, immediately criticized the move as a “Privacy Act violation” and “further proof of weaponization and politicization.” Legal experts warn the public naming sets a dangerous precedent, though conservatives recognize this argument as typical deep state deflection from accountability. The affected officials face immediate disruption of government contracts and employment opportunities requiring security clearances.

The intelligence community and its media allies will likely frame this as an attack on institutional independence, but informed Americans understand this represents overdue consequences for political abuse of power. Legal challenges are anticipated, though the Trump administration’s constitutional authority over security clearances remains clear. This precedent serves notice that future intelligence officials cannot expect immunity when they weaponize their positions against elected leaders and constitutional governance.

Sources:

Gabbard revokes security clearances of 37 intelligence officials – Axios
Gabbard to slash Director of National Intelligence staff by 50% – ABC News
Gabbard cutting Director of National Intelligence staff by over 40 percent – CBS News