Trump revokes security clearances of Hunter Biden laptop letter signatories– www.washingtonexaminer.com Source Link Excerpt:
President Donald Trump revoked the security clearances of the former intelligence officials who attempted to discredit the authenticity of the Hunter Biden laptop ahead of the 2020 election, as part of a slew of executive orders signed Monday evening.
The 51 former intelligence community officials claimed in an October 2020 letter that a New York Postreport about Hunter Biden’s laptop and its contents, had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.” The New York Post story was dismissed by then-candidate Joe Biden and had its reach limited by various social media platforms, relying on the letter. The authenticity of the laptop was later confirmed by numerous media outlets, including the Washington Examiner.
President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he signs executive orders on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
As one of his many executive orders signed Monday evening, Trump revoked the security clearances of the letter’s signatories and former Trump national security adviser John Bolton.
The president said federal government policymakers rely on members of the intelligence community to provide analysis that is “free from politically motivated engineering to affect political outcomes in the United States” and argued that the people who signed the letter undermined that.
