5:14 p.m. ET, July 23, 2018
Why this GOP senator asked Trump to revoke John Brennan's security clearance
From CNN's Jamie Ehrlich and Marc Rod
Republican Sen. Rand Paul
tweeted Monday that he asked President Donald Trump to
revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, who criticized Trump's performance last week at the Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In an unusual move, Paul wrote Monday morning that he would meet with Trump to discuss allegations that Brennan is "monetizing his security clearance" and "making millions of dollars divulging secrets to mainstream media."
Read one of Paul's tweets:
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders later confirmed in a press briefing that Trump is considering stripping Brennan and a number of other former national security officials of their clearances.