President Donald Trump revokes the security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials who previously signed a letter dismissing the Hunter Biden laptop story as likely Russian disinformation. The decision, announced Monday, marks a sharp rebuke of the intelligence community and its handling of the controversial matter, which gained significant attention during the 2020 presidential election.
The officials, many of whom held high-ranking positions in agencies such as the CIA, NSA, and FBI, had publicly suggested that the laptop story bore the hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign. The story, which first emerged in 2020, involved emails allegedly retrieved from. . .