Trump revokes access to classified material for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and Biden officials
President Donald Trump in a Friday night memo rescinded any existing security clearances and access to classified information for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Kamala Harris and various other officials.
President Donald Trump in a Friday night memo rescinded any existing security clearances and access to classified information for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Kamala Harris and various other officials.
"I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information," the executive memo reads. "I hereby direct every executive department and agency head to take all additional action as necessary and consistent with existing law to revoke any active security clearances held by the aforementioned individuals and to immediately rescind their access to classified information."
Representatives for Harris and Clinton did not immediately return a request for comment on Friday night.
The memo also states that the people named — 15 in all — will not have access to classified briefings or the ability to access secure U.S. government facilities without an escort.
Others named in the directive include former Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, former national security adviser Jake Sullivan and New York Attorney General Letitia James. It also applies to any members of the Biden family.
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