President Donald Trump revoked the security clearances of over 50 national security officials who suggested that Hunter Biden’s laptop resembled a Russian information operation.
In 2020, a group of 51 former national security officials penned a public letter claiming that despite the absence of direct evidence linking Russia to the laptop, it appeared to be part of a Russian disinformation campaign.
The letter was prompted by the New York Post’s reports on emails showing Hunter Biden arranging a meeting between Joe Biden and a top executive at Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, before pressuring Ukrainian officials to remove a prosecutor investigating the firm.
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U.S. President Donald Trump signs pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025. Â (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)
The list of revoked clearances includes names like James Clapper Jr., Michael Hayden, John Brennan, Leon Panetta, and John Bolton.
Federal investigators determined that Hunter Biden’s laptop was unaltered and contained credible evidence, as reported by Fox News Digital previously.
Sen. Lindsey Graham and other Republican lawmakers have advocated for the removal of security clearances from these officials.
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President Donald Trump holds up an executive orders after signing it at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Among the more than 200 executive orders signed by Trump on Inauguration Day was the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, which the US joined under Obama in 2015.
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Trump had previously withdrawn the US from the agreement during his first term in 2020.
President Donald Trump signs executive orders on stage at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Other executive orders on day one included rescinding nearly 80 executive orders issued by Biden, implementing a regulatory and hiring freeze in the federal government, preventing censorship of free speech, and addressing the cost of living crisis across departments and agencies.
David Spector contributed to this report.Â
