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Wicked Blue

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Sat Feb 8, 2025, 08:04 PM Feb 2025

Trump Revokes Security Clearance for Letitia James, Alvin Bragg and More [View all]

Source: Newsweek

President Donald Trump said in an exclusive interview with the New York Post on Saturday that he revoked the security clearance for some former Democratic officials and current legal authorities, following his decision to do the same for former President Joe Biden earlier this week.

Trump on Saturday told the New York Post in an exclusive interview that he would revoke the clearance of eight additional Democrats, which the newspaper wrote was meant to "punish" them. Without their clearance, the officials will not be allowed to access classified information or enter federal facilities.

The list includes:

Biden's Secretary of State Antony Blinken
New York Attorney General Letitia James
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
former national security adviser Jake Sulivan
Biden's deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco
Lawyers Andrew Weismann, Mark Zaid and Norm Eisen

Each of those listed were at some point involved with investigations into Trump.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/trump-revokes-security-clearance-letitia-james-alvin-bragg-2028357

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