I had a brief affair with a foreign national while holding a secret clearance a few years ago. My spouse has known about the affair since it happened and we went through marriage counseling together. Since that time I left USG and my spouse has joined the military. He is currently upgrading his clearance and my affair was disclosed as part of the process. During the investigation, the a**hole I had the affair with lied and said I told him my spouse was abusive to me. I never said anything even remotely like that and my spouse has never been abusive in any way. The second time the individual was asked, he said something different. I haven’t even talked to this guy in a couple years. Now my spouse’s higher clearance is denied. The investigator may reach out to me but I don’t know. How can someone make false claims about his character like that and it be taken as truth? Is there something I can do?? My spouse didn’t deserve the hurt we caused him through the affair, and he certainly doesn’t deserve this. For the record, he has the greatest character and integrity of anyone you could hope to meet in your lifetime. There has to be something I can do.