Sunday, August 23, 2026 · Capitol Hill
FANTASTIC EXPLAINER HERE...
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Sen. Rand Paul (official) on X: Fantastic explainer here. Gates, a private citizen, had “Q” level clearance, which is equal to a Department of Defense Top Secret clearance and is required to handle sensitive nuclear weapons data and Restricted Data. Was this for DARPA? And why? This was long before COVID-19.
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