Overview

• The ODNI memo orders immediate termination of classified access, government contracts or employment, and the surrender of credentials for all 37 named individuals.
• The document accuses the officials of politicizing or weaponizing intelligence, failing to safeguard classified material, and violating analytic tradecraft standards.
• Those affected include figures tied to the 2017 intelligence assessment on Russian election interference, with Vinh Nguyen reported as among the names.
• The action follows a day-one suspension of broader clearances and recent declassifications of years‑old records casting doubt on the 2017 assessment.
• Critics, including national security lawyer Mark Zaid, call the moves unlawful retribution that could chill dissent within the intelligence community.