Stephen Collinson, CNN: Trump moves to silence critics
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's latest gambit to choke off the flow of information for past spy chiefs who have criticized him is a disturbing move that again exposes an imperious streak out of place in American democracy.
The President's threat to rip security clearances from some of the nation's most decorated former intelligence officials may turn out to be a classic Trumpian distraction play that whips up a media storm and drowns out stories that are damaging to the White House.
But the idea that it is being seriously contemplated will send a chilling effect throughout Washington.
The wielding of presidential power to punish prominent critics would take this White House perilously closer to potential abuses of executive authority -- perhaps moving it onto territory not tested by any commander in chief since Richard Nixon.
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WNU Editor: I can understand having one's security clearance during a transition period to help an incoming administration .... but once that transition is over and you are no longer with the governemnt .... that security clearance should be revoked.
