The White House Avenger? Trump Denies Security Clearances for Biden and Lincoln

February 9, 2025   

President Donald Trump has signed an order revoking the security clearance of senior Biden administration officials - led by former Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Want lectures with Yinon Magal? This year during the Passover holiday, everything will be different Earlier, on Friday, former President Joe Biden's security clearance was revoked, and as a result, he is denied access to daily intelligence briefings. Traditionally, former presidents are granted access to intelligence briefings. It should be noted that in 2021, Biden took a similar step when he revoked Trump's security clearance. President Trump also revoked the security clearance of Melissa Monaco, a former deputy attorney general who was involved in coordinating the Justice Department's response to the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. At the same time, Trump revoked the security clearance of New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg - two senior justice system officials who led cases against Trump. Defense Secretary Pete Buttigieg also revoked the personal security and security clearance of Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, because he became a harsh critic of President Trump after his retirement from the military in 2023.