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.
