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In the editorial published in August, McRaven defended the former spying chief as "one of the best officials I know of" and volunteered for his own security certificate be revoked by an act of solidarity.
"Secretary Clinton has great respect for Admiral McRaven," spokesman Nick Merrill said Friday. "She read this message and decided to voluntarily withdraw her security clearance, which she upheld after leaving office as secretary of state to write her book, customary former secretaries."
Clinton's lawyer, David E. Kendall, submitted a letter to the State Department on August 30 stating that "(Clinton) does not want his authorization to be part of an unprecedented partisan controversy over the authorization process, for the reasons eloquently quoted by Admiral William McRaven, so she asks you to withdraw her authorization immediately. "
Her spokeswoman tweeted, "She acted quietly so as not to allow Trump to use our national security again for partisan purposes." Because that was what was in the interest from the country."
The letter to Grassley was written by the Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs of the State Department, Charles S. Faulkner, on September 21. Grassley's office made the letter public on Oct. 12 after consulting with the state department, its office said in a statement.
In March 2017, Grassley had requested an update on the security clearance review for Clinton and her key collaborators.
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