WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee asked the Trump administration on Monday about its reasons for revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials.

In a letter to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the lawmakers asked for the specific reasons for each revocations, and whether standard clearance review procedures were followed.

The Democrats also asked whether the government notified those affected before the revocations were announced, and whether the Trump administration considered the impact the revocations would have on national security.

So many revocations either reflects deep problems with government vetting or suggests the process has become politicized, the lawmakers wrote.

“Your move was ther

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