As @"Abnarty" mentioned. evidence of dishonest behavior is grounds for removal of, or denial of, a security clearance. Hell, you can be denied one for just having too much (or too little) debt - they theory is that you aren't handling money correctly, and may therefore be bought with cash payments by foreign operatives who know that.
The correct action would have been to remain silent on the matter, rather than lie about it.
Furthermore, the intelligence services, like the military, are supposed to be apolitical, not take sides along party lines. You cannot trust people in executive position if they take sides for one party against another in INTERNAL political disputes - especially when they lie to support their boys, as these folks have done.
If they did not know they were lying, and thought that the bullshit they were spouting was truth, then they said it in good faith, but it should not have been said at all. Beyond that, if they can be that wrong about internal matters, how can they be trusted to provide correct intelligence on external matters?
They are not trustworthy.
They should have their security clearances revoked, as well as their retirement pensions, for malfeasance and misconduct in office.
Lower level operatives get prison time for lesser offenses - so just taking their security clearance and pension and throwing them out of government intel service into the wind is letting them off lightly.
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The correct action would have been to remain silent on the matter, rather than lie about it.
Furthermore, the intelligence services, like the military, are supposed to be apolitical, not take sides along party lines. You cannot trust people in executive position if they take sides for one party against another in INTERNAL political disputes - especially when they lie to support their boys, as these folks have done.
If they did not know they were lying, and thought that the bullshit they were spouting was truth, then they said it in good faith, but it should not have been said at all. Beyond that, if they can be that wrong about internal matters, how can they be trusted to provide correct intelligence on external matters?
They are not trustworthy.
They should have their security clearances revoked, as well as their retirement pensions, for malfeasance and misconduct in office.
Lower level operatives get prison time for lesser offenses - so just taking their security clearance and pension and throwing them out of government intel service into the wind is letting them off lightly.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’