Excellent post and right on.I think the cabal had bubba do the EO of retired security cleared people being able to keep their clearances for convenience sake.They simply didn’t have to corrupt the next guy coming up to get the info they needed to keep the chaos going..
The clearances are just perks that confer status and monetary benefits. It is like allowing former Ambassadors to keep their titles and diplomatic passports. The bureaucratic hierarchy rewards its own. It is just another way to maintain institutional loyalty.