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How Do Security Clearances Work? Putting Trump's Threat Into Context

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Former Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan testifies before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill, May 23, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Former Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan testifies before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill, May 23, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

President Trump says he's considering revoking the security clearance of former officials who've criticized his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.

How unusual is that, and how does security clearance work?

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with James A. Lewis, a former foreign service officer who's director and senior fellow with the Technology and Public Policy Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

This segment aired on July 24, 2018.

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