Eric Patrick
The United States President, Donald Trump, on Friday revoked security clearances for several individuals, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as part of his ongoing campaign against Democratic rivals.
Trump who has also revoked the security clearance for former President Joe Biden, defeated Clinton in the 2016 presidential election and Harris in last year’s election.
“I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information,” Trump said in a late Friday memorandum that was posted on his Facebook page, which also included former Secretary of State Antony Blinken,
The memorandum was issued hours after Trump arrived at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf property for the weekend.
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Trump also targeted Republican former Representative Liz Cheney, a sharp Trump critic, former Biden White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, and Fiona Hill, a Russia expert who served on his National Security Council during his first term.
Mark Zaid, a national security lawyer in Washington who represents whistleblowers, and a former Republican lawmaker, Adam Kinzinger, were among several others who had their security clearances revoked.
In 2021, Biden revoked the security clearance for Trump, who was then a former president.