The Pentagon has withdrawn the security clearance of retired CIA officer Susan Miller, a figure entangled in the controversies of the Russia collusion narrative. Miller, who claimed to have played a significant role in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA), faced backlash for her misrepresentations, which many see as part of a broader attempt to undermine the Trump presidency.
Officials from the Trump administration confirmed the termination of her clearance to The Federalist. A senior defense official voiced strong criticism: “This woman should never hold a high-level clearance after pushing the Russia Hoax. All she did was lie to the American people to hurt Trump.” These sentiments reflect the deep mistrust that has emerged around her involvement with the CIA’s intelligence reports.
Miller has often touted her “full clearance” as a badge of honor while appearing in media discussions where she criticized Trump and defended the discredited notion of collusion. However, sources have indicated that she played no leadership role in the ICA. Racket News’ Matt Taibbi reported that senior intelligence officials described her contributions as nonexistent, countering her frequent assertions of authorship and leadership over the flawed report. “Not an author. Not involved,” one official stated plainly.
The ICA insisted that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to aid Trump, but this claim was met with caution from career analysts who asserted that the underlying evidence did not meet the CIA’s standards for such conclusions. Despite this, the ICA fueled a relentless media and political assault on Trump throughout his presidency, symbolizing a politically motivated intelligence operation.
In her continuing defense of the ICA, Miller insisted, “We definitely had the intel to show with high probability that the specific goal of the Russians was to get Trump elected.” However, no evidence of collaboration between Trump’s campaign and Russian entities has emerged, undermining her claims.
Furthermore, she has been critical of Trump’s CIA Director, alleging that actions taken to declassify intelligence records served purely political purposes. As the scrutiny around her mounts, a senior administration official encapsulated the consensus within the intelligence community: “A woman involved in the Russia Hoax cannot be trusted with a security clearance.” This statement underscores the ongoing ramifications of the so-called collusion narrative and its impact on the individuals involved.
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