Trump denies former Biden administration access to classified materials
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US President Donald Trump revoked access to classified information for officials in the Biden administration. The document states that this decision was made due to threats to national interests, according to the White House press office.
Trump made the decision to revoke access to classified information for 15 high-ranking officials, including former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Vice President Kamala Harris, former politicians, and family members of Joe Biden.
In the relevant memorandum, Trump stated that access to classified data for these individuals no longer aligns with US national interests.
The list includes former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Jacob Sullivan, Lisa Monaco, Mark Zaid, Norman Eisen, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, Andrew Weissmann, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Cheney, Kamala Harris, Adam Kinzinger, Fiona Hill, Alexander Vindman, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and any other member of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family.
This decision concerns not only those with access to intelligence briefings or the president’s daily briefing but also those who had access to classified information through their work in the government or private sector.
In accordance with the decision, the president has instructed all heads of US executive departments and agencies to take necessary steps to revoke security clearances for the listed individuals and to suspend their access to government facilities without escort.
If access to classified information was granted through private organizations, government agencies are to notify these organizations of the clearance revocation.
It’s worth recalling that US President Donald Trump revoked access to classified data for his predecessor, Joe Biden. Referring to a report, he noted that the former president has memory issues, making him untrustworthy with confidential information.
Additionally, according to the current president, Biden "set a precedent" in 2021 when he ordered the Intelligence Community to restrict Trump’s access to national security information.
