Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said Monday he’ll ask President Trump to revoke former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance.

The Republican senator’s pledge came as he accused the former head spy of profiting off his security clearance by criticizing the president during several interviews.

Is John Brennan monetizing his security clearance? Is John Brennan making millions of dollars divulging secrets to the mainstream media with his attacks on @realDonaldTrump ? — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) July 23, 2018

Today I will meet with the President and I will ask him to revoke John Brennan’s security clearance! — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) July 23, 2018

Fox News’ Tucker Carlson said on Thursday that Mr. Brennan still had access to classified documents, despite no longer working for the federal government.

Mr. Paul has been a vocal defender of Mr. Trump’s performance at the Helsinki summit and slammed Mr. Brennan, one of the president’s harshest critics.

Mr. Brennan recently called the president’s comments in Finland “nothing short of treasonous” and suggested that the intelligence community may start withholding information from Mr. Trump.

Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to & exceeds the threshold of “high crimes & misdemeanors.” It was nothing short of treasonous. Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin. Republican Patriots: Where are you??? — John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) July 16, 2018

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