The Trump administration has taken decisive action against former intelligence officials who promoted false claims about Hunter Biden’s laptop, with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announcing Monday that their security clearances have been revoked.
The 51 former officials had signed a letter ahead of the 2020 election stating that Hunter Biden’s laptop bore the hallmarks of Russian disinformation — despite later admissions that they had no proof of such claims. High-profile figures affected by the decision include former CIA Directors John Brennan and Mike Hayden, ex-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and former National Security Advisor John Bolton.
Per @POTUS directive, I have revoked security clearances and barred access to classified information for Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, Lisa Monaco, Mark Zaid, Norman Eisen, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, and Andrew Weissman, along with the 51 signers of the Hunter Biden…
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) March 10, 2025
Gabbard confirmed that additional clearances were stripped from former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. She also stated that former President Joe Biden would no longer have access to the President’s Daily Brief.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has taken action to strip security clearances from several Biden Administration officials, including Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan, as well as high-profile prosecutors of Donald Trump, like Letitia James and Alvin Bragg. pic.twitter.com/GnUMuVh1LD
— Jordan Sekulow (@JordanSekulow) March 12, 2025
The move follows an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day back in office. The directive required an assessment of whether intelligence officials had inappropriately influenced domestic elections and recommended disciplinary measures. The revocation of clearances is one of the first steps in holding those involved accountable.
Tulsi Gabbard, the newly appointed Head of National Intelligence of the United States, is on the Ukrainian Myrotvorets kill list, and has been on it since 2022.
How long will the US State Department allow this list targeting journalists, politicians and even children to exist? pic.twitter.com/XX6GhBRH3c
— Olga Bazova (@OlgaBazova) February 5, 2025
Some of the former officials have since tried to backtrack on their statements. Clapper claimed that their letter had been “distorted,” while former CIA officer Douglas Wise admitted that he and others were aware the laptop’s contents were likely genuine but still signed the letter suggesting otherwise.
Yanked! Tulsi Gabbard revokes security clearances for big-name Democrats https://t.co/NOoTvlp8dz via @worldnetdaily
AMAZING!
clearly 77 million Americans disagreed with Biden's insane orders, and restored Trump to the White House, where Trump now gets daily intelligence…— BRANDON PRINGLE (@BPRINGLE2024) March 12, 2025
Gabbard has wasted little time in overhauling the intelligence community. Last month, she revoked the security clearances of over 100 individuals and terminated their employment after discovering they had been using an internal NSA chat system to discuss explicit and unrelated topics.
