President Trump issued a memo Friday rescinding the safety clearances of greater than a dozen people, together with former President Joe Biden and his total household, former Vice President Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton.
“I’ve decided that it’s now not within the nationwide curiosity for the next people to entry categorized info,” Trump wrote within the memo to the heads of govt departments and businesses, earlier than naming these he’s barring from receiving categorized info.
The listing consists of his three previous presidential election opponents — Clinton, Biden and Harris — in addition to Manhattan District Legal professional Alvin Bragg and New York Legal professional Common Letitia James.
Former Biden administration officers Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan and Lisa Monaco are additionally on the listing, as is anti-Trump Republicans Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney.
“I hereby direct each govt division and company head to take all extra motion as needed and in line with current legislation to revoke any energetic safety clearances held by the aforementioned people and to instantly rescind their entry to categorized info,” Trump, 78, wrote.
The president additionally ordered govt division and company heads to “revoke unescorted entry to safe United States Authorities amenities from these people.”
