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bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)
Fri May 5, 2017, 09:00 AM May 2017

The Pentagon just pulled the top secret clearance of a Trump White House aide

The Pentagon this week suspended the security clearance of a White House National Security Council analyst that U.S. officials say was the target of political retribution by government bureaucrats opposed to President Trump's appointees.

Adam S. Lovinger, a 12-year strategic affairs analyst with the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment (ONA), has been on loan to the NSC since January when he was picked for the position by then-National Security Adviser Michael T. Flynn.

Lovinger was notified in a letter from the Pentagon on Monday that his Top-Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS-SCI) clearance had been suspended and that he had to return to the Pentagon.

The letter cited unspecified outside activities by Lovinger. The notice said the suspension was approved by Kevin Sweeney, chief of staff for Defense Secretary James Mattis.

One official said Lovinger was targeted by Trump opponents because of his conservative views and ties to Flynn, specifically his past association with the Flynn Intel Group, Inc., a consulting business.

Read more:

http://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-pulls-top-secret-clearance-of-a-trump-white-house-aide-2017-5

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The Pentagon just pulled the top secret clearance of a Trump White House aide (Original Post) bathroommonkey76 May 2017 OP
Interesting. kentuck May 2017 #1
Ties to Flynn and has security clearance pulled Kentonio May 2017 #2
Trump supporters feel that anyone reporting to Vladimir Putin is being discriminated against n/t Snake Plissken May 2017 #3
I love reading the spin sharp_stick May 2017 #4
I noticed that as well. Raine1967 May 2017 #5
It's just a guess sharp_stick May 2017 #6
I kinda like the "Lock Him Up" thing for Michael Flynn, don't you? calimary May 2017 #7
I would play his cheer-leading on a loop sharp_stick May 2017 #8
I really agree with your suspicions. Raine1967 May 2017 #9
+++ agree iluvtennis May 2017 #10
It took this long to pull Flynn's associates? DK504 May 2017 #11
This is for real roscoeroscoe May 2017 #12
Thank you leanforward May 2017 #13

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
4. I love reading the spin
Fri May 5, 2017, 10:06 AM
May 2017

whenever anything is published in the Free Beacon..."Poor Lovinger, just a well liked conservative being screwed by the Deep State". Gertz even managed to get Clinton involved somehow.

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
5. I noticed that as well.
Fri May 5, 2017, 10:17 AM
May 2017

The article totally has a slant but it is clear that they are yanking anything with the taint of Flynn.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
6. It's just a guess
Fri May 5, 2017, 11:00 AM
May 2017

but I'm thinking that Flynn may be one hell of a lot dirtier than anyone is letting on. Not much would make me happier than watching this piece of garbage get charged with Treason.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
8. I would play his cheer-leading on a loop
Fri May 5, 2017, 11:29 AM
May 2017

and a massive amplifier driving behind his prison bus all the way to his final destination.

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
9. I really agree with your suspicions.
Fri May 5, 2017, 11:39 AM
May 2017

He's dirty, deep dirty.

This all feels like an Iceberg and we are only seeing a fraction of it.

DK504

(3,847 posts)
11. It took this long to pull Flynn's associates?
Fri May 5, 2017, 11:41 AM
May 2017

They should yank all those SOB's for 'guilty by association.'

roscoeroscoe

(1,369 posts)
12. This is for real
Fri May 5, 2017, 11:41 AM
May 2017

If he lost his TS-SCI, it was because he did something that violated the regs. It is hard for me to believe he would have been dropped otherwise

leanforward

(1,073 posts)
13. Thank you
Fri May 5, 2017, 01:01 PM
May 2017

Do you think, some of the FBI findings have back channeled to the Pentagon? This is starting to read like a good novel.

Of course, I continue to be a loyal citizen/american/patriot in opposition to pRezident dRumpf and any GOP lemmings.

I still believe follow the money. Most of his business enterprise LLC's are probably entwined with the russians and other notorious souls.

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