President Donald Trump has revoked former President Joe Biden's access to classified information and intelligence briefings, citing Biden's actions in 2021 when he ended Trump's briefings. Trump argues that Biden set the precedent and he is retaliating. This move is part of Trump's ongoing 'vengeance tour' of Washington.
President Donald Trump , from left, gestures as he walks with first lady Melania Trump to send off former President Joe Biden and Jill Biden to board a Marine helicopter en route to Joint Base Andrews after the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
“There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information. Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden’s Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings,” Trump wrote. “He set this precedent in 2021, when he instructed the Intelligence Community to stop the 45th President of the United States from accessing details on National Security, a courtesy provided to former Presidents.
“I just think that there is no need for him to have the intelligence briefings,” Biden said. “What value is giving him an intelligence briefing? What impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something?” Trump had said in early January that he would replace the head of the National Archives and Records Administration. The government agency drew his anger after it informed the Justice Department about issues with Trump’s handling of classified documents. Shogan, the first woman in the post, wasn’t the archivist of the United States at the time the issue emerged.
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