The security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials who falsely claimed Hunter Biden’s laptop was “Russian disinformation” have been revoked under the direction of President Donald Trump, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Monday.
Among those stripped of their access to classified materials are former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, ex-CIA Directors John Brennan and Leon Panetta, and former National Security Advisor John Bolton. Also included are former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
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 the decision in a post on X, stating that those who played a role in spreading misinformation about Hunter Biden’s laptop would no longer hold security clearances. She also revealed that former President Joe Biden was no longer receiving 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 issued by Trump upon returning to office, which directed the intelligence community to assess whether former officials had improperly influenced elections. The letter signed by the 51 intelligence officials was widely used by media outlets and social media platforms to suppress reporting on Hunter Biden’s laptop in the weeks leading up to the 2020 election.
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
Despite signing the letter, some officials later admitted they knew the laptop’s contents were likely real. Former CIA officer Douglas Wise acknowledged that a “significant portion” of the materials on the laptop had to be authentic, yet he and others still signed the statement framing it as potential Russian disinformation.
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 been at the forefront of intelligence reform efforts in the Trump administration, recently dismissing over 100 National Security Agency employees for inappropriate use of classified communication systems.
