FBI Abuses security clearance to ‘purge’ conservatives, views them as ‘unworthy’ of employment: Whistleblower
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FBI is abusing its security clearance process to “purge” political conservatives from the bureau, according to recent whistleblower disclosures reviewed by The Post.
The federal law enforcement agency’s Security Division has been suspending or revoking clearances for employees whose
political affiliation or COVID-19 vaccination status are suspect, a supervisory special agent who formerly worked in the division alleges.
The unnamed agent, who is described as “a registered Democrat” and is represented by the nonprofit Empower Oversight, further claims that high-ranking officials in the division believed “if an FBI employee fit a certain profile as a political conservative, they were viewed as security concerns and unworthy to work at the FBI.”
The FBI harbors “security concerns” about political conservatives and views them as “unworthy” of employment, according to recent whistleblower disclosures reviewed by The Post, which allege the se…
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