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Bayard

(29,600 posts)
Fri Mar 21, 2025, 10:24 PM Mar 2025

Trump pulls security clearances for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton [View all]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday rescinded the security clearances for former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others, according to a memorandum issued by the White House.
The Republican president, who has also revoked the security clearance for former President Joe Biden, faced Clinton in the 2016 presidential election and Harris in last year's election.





Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-pulls-security-clearances-kamala-harris-hillary-clinton-2025-03-22



Just happened. More to come.

Well, I hate to get anything from Newsmax, but I can't find the rest of this story anywhere else. It does credit Reuters for the story. WTF?

The Orange Menace declared:
"I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information,” Trump wrote in the memorandum sent to all executive departments and agency heads before naming all of the individuals affected."

The list includes former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and "any other member of Joe R. Biden's family," he wrote.

The individuals named in the memo have been central figures in various investigations, prosecutions, or political opposition to Trump during and after his first term. New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, for example, were involved in civil and criminal cases against the former president in New York.

Former Republican congressional lawmakers Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney served on the House January 6th Committee, while Jake Sullivan and Blinken were among the most senior officials in the current Biden administration.


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Biggest jerk in U&S history. sinkingfeeling Mar 2025 #1
Worst president in US history. In running for worst human being in the world. Initech Mar 2025 #13
Definitely the worst potus ever! ShazzieB Mar 2025 #15
Biggest CRIMINAL to ever be President in our history. This POS blows away everything Bengus81 Mar 2025 #35
This is the least of our problems right now. Harris and Clinton have no right to security clearances. Martin68 Mar 2025 #2
Lack of a security clearance utterly cuts them out of the Miguelito Loveless Mar 2025 #4
What right do they have to be in the loop? They have no official post in government. Let's focus on real issues. Martin68 Mar 2025 #5
it's a standard professional courtesy cadoman Mar 2025 #7
It is a real issue. Do you see him doing the same to republicans? 58Sunliner Mar 2025 #20
I agree that it's not a big issue, and it's not like we needed more evidence of how petty he can be, but... thesquanderer Mar 2025 #24
It allows us to be a country united against foreign enemies delisen Mar 2025 #25
Exactly right!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2025 #28
The problem is that it wasn't done as a matter of policy. It was done as retaliation, it was targeted ... marble falls Mar 2025 #30
This is not Nero's Rome choie Mar 2025 #29
This is gonna be fun, Russia Boy. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #3
I'm really surprised Obama didn't make the list Bayard Mar 2025 #9
They'll try eventually. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #11
Exactly so: They'll come after Obama, eventually. Paladin Mar 2025 #26
Update: Bayard Mar 2025 #6
Trump's was revoked because he is a fucking Putin stooge Skittles Mar 2025 #14
re: "so they can advise incumbent presidents" thesquanderer Mar 2025 #23
Still butt hurt about Elon trying to spy for China? GreenWave Mar 2025 #8
It is not in the national interest for Trump to have access... 3catwoman3 Mar 2025 #10
That was why DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #18
Until the person or persons who took the strawberries comes forward there moniss Mar 2025 #12
Sounds like a paranoid man-baby to me johnnyfins Mar 2025 #16
Trust me DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #17
he's creating the conditions for an information blackout wanzer Mar 2025 #19
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2025 #36
Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information from Specified Individuals mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 #21
What a baby! My 5 year old grandson acts better than that Maeve Mar 2025 #22
The Presidential Daily Brief Mopar151 Mar 2025 #27
Vindictive fucker... 2naSalit Mar 2025 #31
He's obsessed with getting revenge, it's the only thing he lives for FakeNoose Mar 2025 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Mar 2025 #32
What a strange comment. valleyrogue Mar 2025 #38
I agree with others that he doesn't want us to have a heads up, Bayard Mar 2025 #33
Petty and revenge fueled, but Deminpenn Mar 2025 #37
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