Now here is a former public servant making sense.
"Any former president is by definition a target and presents some risks. But a former president Trump, even before the events of last week, might be unusually vulnerable to bad actors with ill intent," she said. "He leaves, unlike his predecessors who embraced the muted responsibilities of being a 'former,' with a stated agenda to stay engaged in politics and policy. No departing president in the modern era has hinted at or planned on becoming a political actor immediately after leaving office."
Furthermore, Gordon argued, Trump's business dealings render him especially susceptible to exploitation by foreign actors.
"In addition, Trump has significant business entanglements that involve foreign entities. Many of these current business relationships are in parts of the world that are vulnerable to intelligence services from other nation-states. And it is not clear that he understands the tradecraft to which he has been exposed, the reasons the knowledge he has acquired must be protected from disclosure, or the intentions and capabilities of adversaries and competitors who will use any means to advance their interests at the expense of ours," she said.
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"Any former president is by definition a target and presents some risks. But a former president Trump, even before the events of last week, might be unusually vulnerable to bad actors with ill intent," she said. "He leaves, unlike his predecessors who embraced the muted responsibilities of being a 'former,' with a stated agenda to stay engaged in politics and policy. No departing president in the modern era has hinted at or planned on becoming a political actor immediately after leaving office."
Furthermore, Gordon argued, Trump's business dealings render him especially susceptible to exploitation by foreign actors.
"In addition, Trump has significant business entanglements that involve foreign entities. Many of these current business relationships are in parts of the world that are vulnerable to intelligence services from other nation-states. And it is not clear that he understands the tradecraft to which he has been exposed, the reasons the knowledge he has acquired must be protected from disclosure, or the intentions and capabilities of adversaries and competitors who will use any means to advance their interests at the expense of ours," she said.
Ex-deputy spy chief urges Biden to revoke Trump post-presidency security clearance - Washington Examiner
Susan Gordon, a former principal deputy director of national intelligence who served in the Trump administration, is calling for her former boss's access to protected information to be suspended after he departs from office.Dubbing President Trump a "potential national security risk," Gordon...
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