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Trump administration revokes security clearance of Thomas West
The Trump administration has revoked the security clearance of Thomas West, the former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan, who now works as Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer.
West is among a list of 37 current and former U.S. officials whose security clearances have been withdrawn.
A memo from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accuses the singled-out individuals of having engaged in the “politicization or weaponization of intelligence” to advance personal or partisan goals, failing to safeguard classified information, failing to “adhere to professional analytic tradecraft standards” and other unspecified “detrimental” conduct.
Thomas West was appointed as the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan after the Islamic Emirate came to power, and stepped down from the role last October.