Overview

• An ODNI memo ordered the immediate revocation of 37 clearances, termination of access and contracts, and the surrender of government credentials.
• The memo accused those named of politicizing or weaponizing intelligence, leaking classified information, and violating analytic tradecraft, while citing no specific evidence.
• Those affected include officials involved in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian interference and several figures linked to the Biden team, such as Maher Bitar, Emily Horne, and Brett Holmgren.
• Gabbard said the action follows her recent declassifications and criminal referrals related to the 2016–2017 Russia assessments, as the Justice Department pursues a grand jury probe into related records.
• National security attorney Mark Zaid and other former officials condemned the move as unlawful and politicized, warning it will chill dissent and erode the intelligence community’s expertise.