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Trump moves to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his administration will move to revoke the security clearances of the more than four dozen former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter saying that t

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  2. New York Post

    Trump to suspend security clearances of 51 intelligence officials who falsely implied Hunter Biden laptop was Russian fake (opens New York Post)

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    Trump will take the action against the so-called "Spies Who Lie" as part of a flurry of executive orders he’s expected to sign on his first day back in the Oval Office, Fox News reported, citing a senior administration official who is familiar with the matter.

  3. Fox News

    Trump to suspend security clearances of former national security officials behind Hunter laptop letter (opens Fox News)

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    President-elect Donald Trump will suspend the security clearances for 51 national security officials that claimed Hunter's laptop was Russian disinformation.

  4. The Daily Caller

    REPORT: Trump Suspending Security Clearances Of Intel Officials Who Signed Hunter Biden Laptop Letter (opens The Daily Caller)

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    President Trump will suspend the the security clearances of the 51 national security officials that signed a letter doubting the Hunter Biden laptop story.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Trump reported to suspend 51 ex-intel officials’ security clearances on day one (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Trump plans to suspend security clearances of former intelligence officials who wrote an infamous letter about Hunter Biden ahead of the 2020 election.

  6. The Federalist

    Clearances Revoked For Officials Who Spread Biden Laptop Lies (opens The Federalist)

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    Trump revoked the security clearances of 51 intel officials who falsely claimed the Hunter Biden laptop story was Russian 'disinformation.'

  7. The Columbian

    Trump moves to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his administration will move to revoke the security clearances of the more than four dozen former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter saying that t

  8. 21st Century Wire

    Day 1: Trump to Revoke Security Clearance for 51 Former Intelligence Officers Who Lied About Hunter Biden's Laptop (opens 21st Century Wire)

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    21WIRE | A gaggle of corrupt spooks are now set to lose their security clearance over the infamous "laptop from hell."

  9. KESQ Palm Springs

    Trump revokes security clearances of former officials who signed Hunter Biden laptop letter with executive action (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday revoking the security clearance of 51 former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter arguing that emails from a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden carried “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information …

  10. Fox News

    Trump revokes security clearances of 51 intel officials who signed discredited Hunter Biden laptop letter (opens Fox News)

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    The officials previously wrote a letter claiming that Hunter Biden's laptop had "all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation."

  11. Washington Examiner

    Trump revokes security clearances of Hunter Biden laptop letter signatories (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The 51 former intelligence community officials claimed that a report about Hunter Biden's laptop had "the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation."

  12. CBS News

    Trump signs order to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter about Hunter Biden (opens CBS News)

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    The action was part of a slew of measures signed by President Trump hours after he was sworn in.

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