Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday said she has stripped security clearances from dozens of former national security officials, the Manhattan district attorney who secured a felony conviction against Donald Trump and a lawyer who represented a government whistleblower that triggered the first impeachment case against Trump.

President Donald Trump has moved swiftly to reshape the intelligence apparatus, using security clearances as a political weapon against his adversaries. On March 10, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced the revocation of clearances for key Biden administration figures,