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::Mind you, the present system is very much the legacy of the McCarthy hearings, [[J. Edgar Hoover]], and the [[Alger Hiss]] scandal.  After the Hiss scandal and others, all security clearances for government hiring were given over to J. Edgar and the FBI.  Prior to that, each Department did it's own security screening. J. Edgar tried to warn the State Dept, the Treasury Dept. and the White house that they were hiring and had [[KGB]] agents on staff, but was ignored. Eventually all hiring (i.e. security clearances) were centralized in the FBI.  [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]} 18:54, February 14, 2023 (EST)

::Mind you, the present system is very much the legacy of the McCarthy hearings, [[J. Edgar Hoover]], and the [[Alger Hiss]] scandal.  After the Hiss scandal and others, all security clearances for government hiring were given over to J. Edgar and the FBI.  Prior to that, each Department did it's own security screening. J. Edgar tried to warn the State Dept, the Treasury Dept. and the White house that they were hiring and had [[KGB]] agents on staff, but was ignored. Eventually all hiring (i.e. security clearances) were centralized in the FBI.  [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]} 18:54, February 14, 2023 (EST)

:::The appointment of the [[DNI]] after [[Dan Coats]] resignation highlights this problem (as well as almost all instances cited above); Coats was a Pence guy, that's how he got the job.  When he quit, Trump wanted to hire Radcliffe who had the necessary qualifications and clearances, but [[SSCI]] (not FBI) held it up. Some Acting non-political deputy testified during the Impeachment 1.0 hearings. Eventually Grenell took over with the necessary clearances. After the failed impeachment, the SSCI acquiesced to Radcliffe.  

:::The appointment of the [[DNI]] after [[Dan Coats]] resignation highlights this problem (as well as almost all instances cited above); Coats was a Pence guy, that's how he got the job.  When he quit, Trump wanted to hire Radcliffe who had the necessary qualifications and clearances, but [[SSCI]] (not FBI) held it up. Some Acting non-political deputy testified during the Impeachment 1.0 hearings. Eventually Grenell took over with the necessary clearances. After the failed impeachment, the SSCI acquiesced to Radcliffe.  

:::Trump's appointment of Grenell as Acting DNI, later Radcliffe with Senate approval, was Trump's effort to penetrate the Deep State intelligence community. It came too late, Trump was learning on the job.  He's bit better preprepared now. But one person (as Nixon and JFK learned) can't take on the Deep State themself. They have six ways from Sunday of making your life miserable. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]} 19:08, February 14, 2023 (EST)  

:::Trump's appointment of Grenell as Acting DNI, later Radcliffe with Senate approval, was Trump's effort to penetrate the Deep State intelligence community. It came too late, Trump was learning on the job.  He's a bit better preprepared now. But one person (as Nixon and JFK learned) can't take on the Deep State themself. They have six ways from Sunday of making your life miserable.

:::Let's drill down. Both Radcliffe and Grenell had the clearances, but the Senate Intel Cmte refused to sign off on both for Senate approval. Grenell was appointed Acting DNI, so the Senators saw that Trump was learning how to play the game.  Trump held firm, and with the limited time remaining, they acquiesced in Radcliffe. Even then, the SSCI must have known Trump's days were numbered and figured Radcliffe didn't have enough time to expose all the corruption related to [[Russiagate]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]} 19:08, February 14, 2023 (EST)  

:Alright, fair points. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|^{(Matthew 26:52)}]]''''' Tuesday, 16:26, February 14, 2023 (EST)

:Alright, fair points. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|^{(Matthew 26:52)}]]''''' Tuesday, 16:26, February 14, 2023 (EST)