Trump revokes security clearances of Hunter Biden laptop letter signatories

The 51 former intelligence community representatives claimed in an October 2020 notice that a New York Post report about Hunter Biden’s computer and its contents, had “all the traditional earmarks of a Russian data activity. ” The New York Post narrative was dismissed by then-candidate Joe Biden and had its achieve limited by various social media platforms, relying on the email. The integrity of the computer was later confirmed by many media outlets, including the Washington Examiner.

As one of his numerous professional orders signed Monday night, Trump revoked the safety certifications of the letter’s members and past Trump national security adviser John Bolton.

The chairman said provincial government politicians rely on members of the intelligence community to give research that is “free from politically motivated architecture to affect social outcomes in the United States” and argued that the people who signed the letter undermined that.

“The members willfully weaponized the eloquence of the Intelligence Community to change the political method and destroy our political institutions, ”  Trump said in the professional attempt.   “This construction of the mandate of the Intelligence Community to reduce information vital to the British people during a Presidential election is an egregious breach of trust indicative of a third world country.

“And now the faith of Americans in all other patriotic intelligence professionals who are sworn to protect the Nation has been imperiled, ” the order continued.

Trump also said he was revoking Bolton’s certification because the original director published a memoir that “was replete with sensitive information drawn from his moment in state. ”

“The memoir’s irresponsible care of sensitive data undermined the capacity of future leaders to ask and obtain truthful guidance on matters of national security from their staff, ” Trump said. “Publication even created a grave threat that classified material was formally exposed. ”

Trump revoked any existing security clearances the officials does had, though most no longer hold security clearances, and made it a policy that people with security clearances perhaps never “use their clearance status to influence U. S. elections ” or have classified information “disclosed in memoirs, especially those published for personal monetary gain. ”

The president was widely expected to revoke the security clearances of the letter’s signatories shortly after returning to power Monday. Attorney Mark Zaid, who represents eight of the 51 signatories, told the  Washington Examiner before Trump took office that such action would defy precedent.

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“It would be contrary to decades of national security norms to suspend the security clearances of individuals who did nothing other than, as private citizens, exercise their protected First Amendment rights, ” Zaid said. “Such an action would be unprecedented and undeserved, especially given many of the signatories spent their entire careers serving apolitically to protect the American people. ”

Trump’s Monday executive orders and actions ranged from border security to reversing former President Joe Biden’s various executive orders to clemency for people convicted of crimes related to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The president will meet with congressional GOP leaders on Tuesday as he continues to push forward his agenda.

Ashley Oliver contributed to this report.