C.I.A. Officer-Turned-Candidate Says PAC Obtained Her Security Application

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Holy crap. They leaked her SF-86.

A former C.I.A. officer running for Congress accused a super PAC aligned with Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Tuesday of improperly obtaining her entire federal security clearance application — a highly sensitive document containing extensive personal information — and then using it for political purposes.

Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate challenging Representative Dave Brat of Virginia, sent a cease-and-desist letter to Corry Bliss, the executive director of the Congressional Leadership Fund, which has raised more than $100 million to help Republicans in the midterm elections. She demanded that the super PAC destroy all copies of the form and agree to not use the information in any fashion.

“I write as a former civil servant and as an American, in shock and anger, that you have tried to exploit my service to our country by exposing my most personal information in the name of politics,” she wrote.

The super PAC released a statement on Tuesday strongly denying Ms. Spanberger’s charge, saying that the document was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the United States Postal Service by America Rising, a separate Republican-aligned research firm.

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1. Disgraceful.

[dalton99a]

2. This is an important issue.

[YessirAtsaFact]

3. Dave Brat is a real POS

It’s disgusting that they would do this.

I’m also shocked that you can get a security clearance application through an FOIA.

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4. You can't

A law was broken. Several.

They're announcing early that it's Beiruit rules this cycle.

[2naSalit]

5. +1

[TomSlick]

6. Yet another thing to be investigated when the Democrats take the house.

Someone committed serious crimes.

[onecaliberal]

7. This wasn't a FOIA request.

[KelleyKramer]

8. Wow, shouldn't someone go to jail for that?

That HAS to be illegal?

I have no idea, but would guess that carries a serious felony charge