"...leaving a security clearance in his hands is actually just empowering him to receive leaks and then disseminate them in the future."

Ace of Spades weighs in on Brennan's loss of security clearance:

...the assumption seems to be, deep down, that Brennan has "earned" this thing and has a vested interest in it which apparently trumps the president's estimation of his future value as a trusted security-cleared adviser, or his estimation that he has no such future value.

The president has determined that Brennan is likely a leaker, with very good reason, and that leaving a security clearance in his hands is actually just empowering him to receive leaks and then disseminate them in the future.

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