US President Donald Trump carried out, this Friday, March 21, threatened to withdraw access to confidential information classified to his predecessor Joe Biden and several Democratic personalities. In addition to the ex-president and the members of his family, who no longer have the authorization to be informed of state secrets, are also on this list Kamala Harris, the former vice-president and adversary of the Republican in the White House race; Hillary Clinton, ex-secretary of state and unhappy candidate against Donald Trump in 2016; former diplomacy chief Antony Blinken; The ex-advocacy of national security Jake Sullivan. The name of the former republican representative Liz Cheney, a critical critical of the president, is also registered.
In this note for senior American officials and broadcast by the White House, Donald Trump indicates that confidential information should no longer be transmitted to the personalities listed. “I charge by this each executive or agency department manager […] To revoke all the security authorizations in force held by the above-mentioned individuals, “he wrote.
Former American presidents and national security officials usually retain access to sensitive information. In early February, Donald Trump announced this measure, saying he took him because Joe Biden had done the same for him in 2021.
Donald Trump was himself charged with having compromised national security by retaining documents in his private residence, including military plans or information on nuclear weapons, after the end of his mandate, instead of handing them to the National Archives. But the case has been classified without follow -up since his victory in the presidential election in November.