Trump revoked the security clearance of 51 national security officials
President Donald Trump has pulled the security clearances of more than 50 national security officials, saying Hunter Biden’s laptop was “the hallmark of a Russian intelligence operation.”
In 2020, a total of 51 former national security officials released public letters saying the laptop appeared to be a “Russian intelligence operation” despite “no evidence of Russian involvement.”
The letter comes after the New York Post reported that Ukrainian officials had emails showing Joe Biden coordinated with the top executive of the Ukrainian energy company Burima months ago to get rid of prosecutors investigating the company.
The Republican senator said Trump should not pardon Hunter Biden.
US President Donald Trump signs a pardon for the January 6 accused in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2025, the anniversary of the United States’ founding in Washington. (Reuters/Carlos Baria)
The list includes former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Jr., former Central Intelligence Agency directors Michael Hayden, John Brennan, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and former National Security Adviser John Bolton.
Fox News Digital previously reported that Justice Department federal investigators believe Hunter Biden’s laptop was tampered with and contained “incriminating evidence.”
Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, have previously proposed revoking these officials’ security clearances.
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President Donald Trump holds executive orders after signing them during an indoor presidential inauguration rally, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The order is one of more than 200 executive orders Trump has approved on Inauguration Day, and the United States has passed a series of executive orders under former President Barack Obama in 2015.
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Trump had previously pulled the US out of the deal during his first term in office in 2020.
President Donald Trump signs executive orders on stage during the Inaugural Presidential Inauguration Parade, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Other executive orders signed by Trump on his first day include revoking nearly 80 executive orders and memos under Biden, issuing regulatory and hiring freezes on the federal government, preventing “government censorship” of free speech, and ordering every department and agency to cut spending. Life crisis.
David Spector contributed to this report.
