President Donald Trump revoked the security clearances of more than 50 national security officials who said Hunter Biden's laptop had "all the classic hallmarks of a Russian information operation."
A total of 51 former national security officials published an open letter in 2020 claiming that although the laptop did not contain "any evidence of Russian involvement," it looked like a "Russian information operation."
The letter comes months after the New York Post reported they had received emails showing Hunter Biden coordinated a meeting between Joe Biden and an executive at Ukrainian energy company Burisma to pressure Ukrainian officials to It ousted a prosecutor investigating the company.
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On Inauguration Day in Washington, DC, USA, January 20, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed the pardon of the defendants on January 6 in the Oval Office of the White House. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
The list includes former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former CIA Directors Michael Hayden, John Brennan, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and former National Security Advisor John Bolton.
Fox Digital News previously reported that federal investigators at the Justice Department knew Hunter Biden's laptop was not manipulated and contained "credible evidence."
Republican lawmakers, including South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, have previously recommended revoking the officers' security clearances.
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President Donald Trump puts the executive order on hold after signing it during an indoor presidential inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, January 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Locke)
The order was one of more than 200 executive orders Trump approved on Inauguration Day, including ones that included the U.S. withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, which the U.S. signed in 2015 under former President Barack Obama. Originally signed under the Obama administration.
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Trump previously withdrew the United States from the agreement during his first term in 2020.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order on stage during the indoor Presidential Inauguration Parade event in Washington, Monday, January 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiffelbein)
Other executive orders signed by Trump on Day 1 include rescinding nearly 80 executive orders and memos issued under Biden, imposing regulatory and hiring freezes on the federal government, preventing "government censorship" of free speech, and directing everyone to Departments and agencies address cost issues in life crises.
David Specter contributed to this report.