President Donald Trump revoked safety clearances from a slew of his political opponents in a memo on Friday.
“I’ve decided that it’s not within the nationwide curiosity for the next people to entry labeled info,” the memo stated.
He named greater than a dozen folks, together with high Democrats like President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, in addition to New York Lawyer Normal Letitia James, who beforehand prosecuted him for fraud.
The entire checklist included:
- Former President Joe Biden and “some other member” of his household
- Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken
- Manhattan District Lawyer Alvin Bragg
- Former Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney
- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
- Lawyer and former Ambassador to the Czech Republic Norman Eisen
- Former Vice President Kamala Harris
- Former Nationwide Safety Council official Fiona Hill
- New York Lawyer Normal Letitia James
- Former Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger
- Former United States Deputy Lawyer Normal Lisa Monaco
- Former Nationwide Safety Adviser Jake Sullivan
- Former Nationwide Safety Council official Alexander Vindman
- Lawyer Andrew Weissman
- Lawyer Mark Zaid
Trump continued, “I hereby direct each government division and company head to take all extra motion as crucial and in line with present legislation to revoke any lively safety clearances held by the aforementioned people and to right away rescind their entry to labeled info.”
The transfer follows Trump saying he was revoking Biden’s safety clearance again in February.
“There isn’t any want for Joe Biden to proceed receiving entry to labeled info. Due to this fact, we’re instantly revoking Joe Biden’s Safety Clearances, and stopping his every day Intelligence Briefings,” Trump said on the time.
Earlier this month, Director of Nationwide Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she was revoking safety clearances for a number of of the people who’re additionally talked about within the new memo.
Trump’s Friday memo acknowledged that the people named will not obtain “labeled briefings, such because the President’s Each day Temporary,” nor will they’ve entry to “labeled info held by any member of the Intelligence Group by advantage of the named people’ earlier tenure within the Congress.”
