Trump also revoked the security detail for three of his former administration officials, including the former secretary of state Mike Pompeo; Brian Hook, a former top aide; and John Bolton, his former national security adviser; as well as Anthony Fauci, former longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Trump revokes security clearance for Antony Blinken, claiming he is a ‘bad guy’ President also plans to remove clearance for Letitia James and Alvin Bragg, New York officials who prosecuted him.
Last month, the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, revoked the security detail and clearance for Mark Milley, a retired decorated army general and former chair of the joint chiefs of staff, who went on to criticize Trump after serving under his first administration.
He also intends to strip clearances from the former national security adviser Jake Sullivan, former deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco, and lawyers Andrew Weissmann, Mark Zaid and Norm Eisen, who are linked to investigations involving his first administration.
The president said he also planned to revoke security clearances for Letitia James, the New York attorney general, and Alvin L Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, both of whom prosecuted him last year.
