Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump said Friday that he would likely strip the security clearance of a Justice Department official "very quickly," opening a new front in his battle with figures related to the special counsel investigation into his campaign and Russian election interference. "For him to be in the Justice Department and doing what he did, that is a disgrace." A Justice Department spokeswoman said she could not comment on personnel matters when asked about Ohr's position within the department and the President's criticism of him. It's not clear what level of clearance Ohr possesses, but former officials say all Justice Department attorneys have a security clearance and its loss would be detrimental to agency work. "If someone in a sensitive position with the Department of Justice lost their security clearance it would likely make their job difficult to do," Avergun said.

Source: CNN August 17, 2018 20:03 UTC