Obama Granted Bill Gates Top Secret Clearance At Energy Department
Top security clearance was given to Bill Gates to the Department of Energy, according to letter obtained by Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.
Top security clearance was given to Bill Gates to the Department of Energy, according to letter obtained by Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.
The billionaire Microsoft co-founder was given “Q security clearance” from 2014 to 2021, starting during the presidency of Barack Obama and completely overlapping with Dr. Anthony Fauci’s tenure as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, according to the letter from the DOE. Paul asked for unanimous consent to enter the letter into the Congressional record during Wednesday’s Senate hearing.
Department of Energy “Q” top secret clearance “typically applies to positions involving nuclear weapons design, national laboratories, critical energy infrastructure and classified scientific research,” according to the National Security Law Firm.
Clearance eligibility is up to an ongoing review, “Reapplication is possible but difficult without demonstrable changed circumstance,” National Security Law Firm’s website said.
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