While mostly symbolic, the move to revoke security clearances for over a dozen former officials has been seen as a warning to President Trump’s adversaries.
President Trump said he has revoked the security clearances of more than a dozen political adversaries, including former President Biden, former Vice President Harris and several former Biden administration officials.
In a presidential memorandum released Saturday, Trump said it was „no longer in the national interest“ for the named individuals to have access to classified information — a move critics view as retaliation for Biden’s decision to strip Trump of his clearance in 2021 due to concerns over what Biden described as Trump’s „erratic behavior.“
The list of those affected goes beyond Biden and his administration, targeting figures involved in Trump’s first impeachment trial, including Fiona Hill, Norm Eisen and Alexander Vindman.
