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WASHINGTON – The State Department has withdrawn Hillary Clinton's security clearance at his request, as part of an ongoing review at the agency's office. former secretary of state and its private messaging server.

A letter dated September 21, sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee leadership and released Friday by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, states that Clinton's clearance was withdrawn on Aug. 30. This does not explain why Clinton requested the measure, but his authorization was withdrawn just days after President Donald Trump revoked the authorization of former CIA director John Brennan. .

Trump has also publicly threatened to revoke the authorizations of other officials of the Obama era, although Clinton is not on his list.

The letter also mentions five Clinton aides whose security clearances were withdrawn in September. The names of the aides were redacted, with the exception of Cheryl Mills, who was Clinton's chief of staff in the state department.

The State Department told Grassley and Senator Dianne Feinstein, the highest democrat of the Judiciary Committee, that he was still reviewing all the documents that he had received. FBI after the closure of the office investigation.

Upon completion of the review, the State Department announced the opening of an investigation to determine if there were "valid security incidents" and whether Clinton or his staff had violated the rules.

Clinton has been the subject of an investigation into his use of a private messaging server during his presidential race against Trump. She used e-mail for business purposes while she was a secretary and processed classified information. The FBI closed his investigation and did not indict Clinton.

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