SECRET STATE DEPARTMENT PURGE EXPOSED AS RUBIO FIRES OFFICIAL CAUGHT IN CCP ROMANCE SCANDAL

Rather than allowing for a protracted or opaque internal process, the department moved with haste to ensure that the individual no longer had access to government systems or information. For the State Department, the message is clear: no role, regardless of rank or tenure, provides an exemption from the rigorous standards of loyalty and security required to serve the United States.