the president's former national security adviser. he was fired by the obama administration, but allowed to keep clearance even as he led those lock her up chants. >> the president's plan seems to be unplanned likely at the suggestion of rand paul. he is considered a big vote in the supreme court battle. we have more from cnn's jeff zeleny on what "the wall street journal" calls a dumb idea. >> reporter: dave and christine, president trump taking the unprecedented step of talking about revoking security clearances from old obama administration officials. the officials have been critical of him and his presidency. this has never happened before. it is something we are told the white house is considering. in the white house briefing room, sarah sanders acknowledged the president is considering it when she said this. >> the president is exploring the mechanisms to remove the clearances because they monetize and politicize