joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JakeSherman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JakeSherman</span></a>: Johnson passed over <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Laurel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laurel</span></a> Lee, who spent months on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FISA</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TonyGonzales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TonyGonzales</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Navy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Navy</span></a> cryptologist, & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StephanieBice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StephanieBice</span></a>, well-liked member of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> leadership, 2 appoint <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jackson</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Perry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perry</span></a></p><p>Reason? He told people he did this expressly because <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> wanted him to</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DanGoldman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DanGoldman</span></a>: This is appalling</p><p>Neither Perry nor Jackson would qualify 4 ANY security clearance if they weren’t mbrs of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>—much less most sensitive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> info we have</p><p>Yet another effort to undermine our <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>.</p>