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Bill Gates Held A Top Secret 'Q' Clearance For Seven Years - And The DOE Won't Say Why

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates held a top-tier "Q" security clearance at the Department of Energy from 2014 to 2021 - though the DOE didn't grant it. Another federal agency vetted him first, and the letter confirming the clearance doesn't say which one.

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