Overview
- Rep. Jim Himes led a letter signed by all committee Democrats seeking the specific evidence behind each clearance loss.
- The request asks whether standard clearance procedures, notifications, and appeals were followed and whether national-security effects were evaluated.
- DNI Tulsi Gabbard publicly named 37 current and former officials last month, alleging politicization or tradecraft failures without providing corroborating evidence.
- An ODNI spokesperson says all relevant agencies were notified and no undercover officers were exposed, a point Democrats dispute after citing one allegedly undercover individual.
- The letter also raises separation-of-powers concerns because at least two people on the list are currently employed as congressional staff.