唐纳德·特朗普总统本周宣布他开枪了美联储州长莉萨·库克(Lisa Cook)让她成为批评者所谓的针对特朗普眼中的敌人的报复运动的最新目标。
政府官员坚持认为，正如副总统万斯上周所说，任何此类行动都是“由法律而非政治驱动的”但在此之前，特朗普在去年的总统竞选中发誓他会寻求报复如果连任。
特朗普关于库克的声明是在政府誓言调查几个月之后发布的感知敌人剥夺个人的安全许可，并取消保护细节。
以下是总统的批评者经历的一些行为，他们中的许多人认为这是报复。
面临可能的调查
丽莎·库克，美联储州长
特朗普周一表示，他是烧火厨师联邦住房金融局局长比尔·普尔特(Bill Pulte)指控她通过不恰当地将她在佐治亚州和密歇根州的房子指定为她的主要住所，犯下了抵押贷款欺诈罪。
库克在一份声明中表示，她将继续担任美联储理事，周四她表示，她没有受到任何犯罪指控，并否认有任何不当行为对特朗普提起诉讼因为他解雇了她。
“特朗普总统无权罢免美联储州长丽莎·库克，”她的律师阿贝·洛厄尔说。“他试图解雇她，仅仅基于一封推荐信，缺乏任何事实或法律依据。我们将提起诉讼，挑战这一非法行为。”
特朗普一直在敦促美联储大幅降息，以提振经济，取代库克进入董事会将使特朗普任命的人获得多数席位。在美联储112年的历史上，还没有一位总统试图罢免美联储理事。
克里斯·克里斯蒂，前新泽西州长
美国广播公司新闻撰稿人克里斯蒂是特朗普2016年总统竞选的早期支持者，并担任他的过渡团队负责人，尽管他后来成为总统最激烈的批评者之一。特朗普本周威胁说调查克里斯蒂关于一桩旧的政治丑闻，该丑闻与为了报复政治对手而关闭乔治·华盛顿大桥上的一条车道有关。
特朗普在这个社交媒体平台上呼吁进行调查，他周一在椭圆形办公室告诉记者，克里斯蒂“有罪”，但推迟到司法部长帕姆·邦迪。
“我比房间里的任何人都了解克里斯。我一直觉得他有罪，”特朗普说。“如果他们想看，不是为我，如果他们想看，他们可以。你可以问帕姆[邦迪]。我想我们还有其他事情要做，但我一直认为他逃脱了谋杀。”
特朗普此前曾为佳士得与封闭车道有关的行为辩护，称最初的调查是“奥巴马DOJ骗局”，并表示，当最高法院推翻佳士得两名高级职员的定罪时，佳士得获得了“完全和彻底的赦免”。
约翰·博尔顿，前国家安全顾问
自从离开他的第一届政府并出版了一本揭露一切的书以来，博尔顿一直是特朗普愤怒的目标。周五联邦探员搜查了波顿在马里兰的住所和华盛顿特区办公室。
知情人士告诉ABC新闻，搜查与博尔顿拥有机密记录的指控有关。
最近，特朗普瞄准了博尔顿对特朗普与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京交往的批评。川普周五早上告诉记者，他不知道美国联邦调查局对波顿的房子进行了搜查。
莱蒂夏·詹姆斯，纽约司法部长
詹姆斯，谁带来了一个4.54亿美元的民事欺诈案多个消息来源告诉美国广播公司新闻，奥尔巴尼的联邦检察官发出传票，询问这些案件。
司法部武器化工作组负责人埃德·马丁也在调查詹姆斯涉嫌抵押贷款欺诈。
八月，马丁给詹姆斯寄了一封信要求她辞职，跳过了联邦检察官通常采取的多个步骤来确定调查对象是否参与了犯罪活动。8月15日，也就是他寄出这封信的三天后，马丁穿着一件风衣出现在詹姆斯位于布鲁克林的家门口，并为等候在那里的《纽约邮报》摄影师摆了个姿势，这显然违反了DOJ的政策。
詹姆斯的律师阿贝·洛厄尔(Abbe Lowell)在给马丁的一封信中写道，“尽管缺乏证据或法律，但你将采取任何指示你采取的行动，以实现特朗普总统和司法部长邦迪仅仅因为这个原因而发出的报复呼吁。”
马丁继续为他的调查的合法性辩护。
亚当·希夫，美国参议员
希夫，在20世纪90年代担任首席经理首次弹劾审判在司法部长帕姆·邦迪(Pam Bondi)任命马丁为调查中的特别检察官后，DOJ正在调查他涉嫌与马里兰州一处房产有关的保险欺诈。
希夫的律师否认了这些指控，称它们“明显是虚假的、陈旧的、早已被揭穿的”
“我一直怀疑狡猾的亚当·希夫是一个骗子，”特朗普7月在他的社交媒体平台上写道。“抵押贷款欺诈非常严重，需要将不诚实的亚当·希夫(现为参议员)绳之以法。”
希夫的律师称这些指控“明显是虚假的、陈旧的、早已被揭穿的”
“这是你看到的微不足道的独裁者做的事情。希夫在上个月的一份视频声明中说:“这是为了恐吓他的政治对手，并试图让他们闭嘴。”。
杰克·史密斯，前特别顾问
史密斯，谁领导的机密文件和1月6日对特朗普的调查美国特别法律顾问办公室正在调查他的调查是否违反了限制联邦雇员政治活动的哈奇法案。
本周早些时候，阿肯色州共和党参议员汤姆·科顿(Tom Cotton)提交了一份调查报告，要求美国证监会调查史密斯在2024年大选前的调查和起诉活动，科顿认为这些活动旨在损害特朗普的政治前景。
史密斯的代理律师批评调查称调查的理由毫无根据，本质上是“党派性的”。
2023年8月1日，特别顾问杰克·史密斯在美国司法部大楼对媒体发表讲话。
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迈尔斯·泰勒，美国国土安全部前参谋长
泰勒于2019年在《纽约时报》上撰写了一篇匿名专栏文章，声称“他自己的政府中的高级官员正在努力挫败[特朗普]的部分议程和他最糟糕的倾向，”特朗普在4月签署了一项行政命令，指示国土安全部部长“审查迈尔斯·泰勒作为政府雇员的活动”，并提交一份记录，其中载有“为保护美国利益而采取的适当补救或预防行动的建议”。
克里斯托弗·克雷布斯，网络安全和基础设施安全局前局长
克雷布斯于2002年被特朗普解雇，当时克雷布斯反驳了特朗普关于2020年大选后选举欺诈的虚假说法。特朗普在4月签署了一项行政命令，指示司法部长和国土安全部部长进行审查，以“确定克雷布斯的行为似乎违反联邦雇员适用性标准的任何情况，[或]涉及未经授权传播机密信息。"
被指控犯罪
前总统乔·拜登
在3月14日司法部的一次演讲中，唐纳德·特朗普表示，拜登“基本上被判有罪”保留机密文件2024年，一名特别律师拒绝指控他。
“事实上，他基本上被判有罪，但他们说他没有能力，因此，我想我们不要判他有罪。没人知道那个裁决是什么，但我不想参与其中。我想我宁愿被判有罪，也不愿被判有罪，”特朗普说。
拜登说:“底线是，在我的案件中，特别顾问决定不提出任何指控。”发布后特别顾问的报告。“这件事现在已经结束了。”
前总统巴拉克·奥巴马
7月的特朗普指控奥巴马叛国在没有证据的情况下指控他领导了破坏特朗普2016年总统竞选的努力。
“看，他有罪。这不是一个问题，”特朗普说。“这是叛国。这是你能想到的每一个词。他们试图窃取选举。他们试图混淆选举。”奥巴马的一名发言人称特朗普的言论是“荒谬的，是分散注意力的软弱尝试。”
“出于对总统办公室的尊重，我们办公室通常不会对白宫不断传出的废话和错误信息做出回应。但这些说法太离谱了，值得一提，”奥巴马发言人说。
撤销或威胁撤销特勤局的保护/安全细节
卡玛拉·哈里斯，前副总统，2024年民主党总统候选人
8月29日的特朗普撤销特勤局的保护据多名官员透露，对于他在2024年总统大选中击败的哈里斯来说，前总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)已将哈里斯的保护细节延长了一年，超过了法律要求前副总统的六个月。
亨特·拜登，前总统乔·拜登的儿子
在亨特·拜登之后被他父亲赦免了2024年，在因逃税和联邦枪支指控被定罪后，特朗普在3月17日发誓要取消对年轻的拜登的特勤局保护，此前一名记者问他亨特·拜登在南非度假期间被分配到的安保细节。
特勤局和前总统拜登办公室的代表没有立即回应置评请求。
艾什莉·拜登，前总统乔·拜登的女儿
3月17日，在一名记者问及亨特·拜登在南非度假期间的安保细节后，特朗普发誓要取消特勤局对艾什莉·拜登的保护。特勤局和前总统拜登办公室的代表没有立即回应置评请求。
亚历杭德罗·马约卡斯，美国前国土安全部部长
特朗普在3月份撤销了亚历杭德罗·马约尔卡斯的特勤局细节，此前拜登总统延长了这一细节。特勤局的一名代表没有立即回应置评请求。
前国务卿迈克·蓬佩奥
特朗普今年1月取消了蓬佩奥的安全保护，尽管拜登政府警告说，他面临来自伊朗的持续威胁。
布莱恩·胡克，前美国驻伊朗特别代表
特朗普今年1月撤销了胡克的安全保护，尽管拜登政府警告说，他面临来自伊朗的持续威胁。
前参谋长联席会议主席马克·米利
国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯(Pete Hegseth)在1月份剥夺了米莉的安全细节，并命令监察长开始调查米莉是否通过破坏指挥链犯下了罪行。
约翰·博尔顿，前国家安全顾问
特朗普在就职后几个小时内撤销了分配给博尔顿的特勤局细节。
安东尼·福奇，国家过敏和传染病研究所主任
知情人士告诉ABC新闻，福奇的政府安全细节于1月23日被撤销。福奇由政府支付费用的私人安全人员保护，但在取消行动后，他已经雇佣了自己的安全人员。
安全许可被撤销
乔·拜登，前总统
在白宫3月21日宣布他访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
安东尼·布林肯，前国务卿
在白宫3月21日宣布他访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
雅各布·沙利文，前国家安全顾问
在白宫3月21日宣布他访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
丽莎·莫纳科，前副总检察长
在白宫3月21日宣布她访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
马克·扎伊德，告密者律师
在白宫3月21日宣布他访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
诺曼·艾森，第一次弹劾特朗普时众议院司法委员会的联合律师:
在白宫3月21日宣布他访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
莱蒂夏·詹姆斯，纽约司法部长
在白宫3月21日宣布她访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
阿尔文·布拉格，对特朗普提起诉讼的曼哈顿地区检察官
在白宫3月21日宣布他访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
安德鲁·魏斯曼，罗伯特·穆勒特别检察官办公室首席检察官
在白宫3月21日宣布他访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
希拉里·克林顿，前国务卿，2016年民主党总统候选人
在白宫3月21日宣布她访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
利兹·切尼，众议院1月6日委员会副主席
在白宫3月21日宣布她访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
卡玛拉·哈里斯，前副总统，2024年民主党总统候选人
在白宫3月21日宣布她访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
亚当·金辛格，众议院1月6日委员会成员
在白宫3月21日宣布他访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
菲奥娜·希尔，2019年众议院弹劾调查的证人
在白宫3月21日宣布她访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
亚历山大·温德曼，2019年众议院弹劾调查的证人
在白宫3月21日宣布他访问机密信息“不再符合国家利益”后，许可被撤销。
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特勤局前局长金伯利·谢特尔
特朗普于4月9日签署了一份备忘录，命令他的政府撤销他对泰勒的安全许可，称他“煽动纠纷”，发布机密信息，并违反了他的誓言。
“我不想出去说这个命令达到了总统摧毁我个人生活的目的，但事实是我不得不离开工作岗位，因为我无法再做我在华盛顿黑名单上做的工作，”泰勒6月对政治说。
克里斯·克雷布斯，网络安全和基础设施安全局前局长
特朗普于4月9日签署了一份备忘录，命令他的政府撤销他对克雷布斯的安全许可，称他是一个“严重的不诚信行为者，他将他的政府权力武器化并滥用了。”特朗普发布行政命令后，克雷布斯辞去了工作。
“这需要我全神贯注，全力以赴。这是为民主、言论自由和法治而战。宣布辞职时，他对他的前同事们说:“我准备好了全力以赴。
约翰·博尔顿，前国家安全顾问
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
2022年8月17日，前国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿在华盛顿举行的由伊朗全国抵抗委员会主办的小组讨论会上发言后对记者说。
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前美国国家情报总监小詹姆斯·克拉珀
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
迈克尔·海登，前中央情报局局长
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
利昂·帕内塔，美国前国防部长
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
约翰·布伦南，前中央情报局局长
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
托马斯·芬格，国家情报委员会前主席
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
理查德·莱杰特，美国国家安全局前副局长
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
中央情报局前局长迈克尔·莫雷尔
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
迈克尔·维克斯，前国防部情报副部长
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
国防情报局副局长道格拉斯·怀斯
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
尼古拉斯·拉斯穆森，国家反恐中心前主任
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
拉塞尔·特拉弗斯，美国国家反恐中心前代理主任
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
安德鲁·利普曼，国家反恐中心前首席副主任
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
约翰·莫泽曼，前中央情报局局长
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
拉里·普发，前中央情报局局长
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
杰里米·巴什，前中央情报局局长
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
更多:特朗普瞄准律师事务所保罗·韦斯，限制政府访问
罗德尼·斯奈德，前中央情报局局长
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
国家安全局前法律总顾问格伦·s·格斯特尔
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
大卫·巴克利，中央情报局前监察长
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
与亨特·拜登笔记本电脑调查有关的其他前情报官员
特朗普上任第一天就签署了一项行政命令，取消了50名前情报官员的安全许可，因为他们签署了一封信，否认对亨特·拜登丑闻的报道。
37名前情报领导人与俄罗斯试图影响2016年选举的评估有关
特朗普针对一群律师事务所发布行政命令和备忘录，试图剥夺律师的安全许可，并限制他们进入政府大楼的能力。一些公司达成协议，为特朗普政府提供无偿服务，而其他公司则在法庭上成功挑战了这些命令。
-卡温顿和伯林
-珀金斯·科尔
詹纳&阻止
米尔班克
-威尔默哈尔
-世达律师事务所，斯莱特律师事务所，米盖尔律师事务所，& Flom
-保罗，维斯，里夫金德，沃顿&驻军
威尔基·法尔和加拉格尔
Here's a list of the individuals, including Lisa Cook, targeted so far by the Trump administration
President Donald's Trump's announcement this week thathe was firingFederal Reserve governor Lisa Cook made her the latest target in what critics call a campaign of retribution against Trump's perceived enemies.
Administration officials have insisted that any such actions are, as Vice President JD Vance said last week, "driven by law and not by politics." But they come after Trump vowed during last year's presidential campaign that he wouldseek retributionif reelected.
Trump's announcement regarding Cook follows months of the administration vowing investigations intoperceived enemies, stripping individuals of security clearances, and removing protective details.
Lisa Cook, Federal Reserve governor
Trump on Monday said he wasfiring Cook, a member of the seven-person Federal Reserve board of governors that helps shape the nation's monetary policy, over allegations raised by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte that she committed mortgage fraud by improperly designating both her homes in Georgia and Michigan as her primary residence.
In a statement, Cook -- who has not been charged with any crime and denies any wrongdoing -- said that she would continue to serve in her role as a Fed governor, and on Thursday shefiled suit against Trumpover his move to fire her.
"President Trump has no authority to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook," said her attorney Abbe Lowell. "His attempt to fire her, based solely on a referral letter, lacks any factual or legal basis. We will be filing a lawsuit challenging this illegal action."
Trump has been urging the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates in an effort to boost the economy, and replacing Cook on the board would give Trump's appointees the majority. No president has ever attempted to remove a Fed governor in the Fed's 112-year history.
Chris Christie, former New Jersey governor
Christie, an ABC News contributor, was an early supporter of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and served as the head of his transition team, though he has since become one of the president's fiercest critics. Trump this week threatened toinvestigate Christieover an old political scandal related to the closure of a lane on the George Washington Bridge in order to retaliate against a political opponent.
Trump, who called for the probe on this social media platform, told reporters in the Oval Office Monday that Christie is "guilty" but deferred to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
"I know Chris better than anybody in the room. I always felt he was guilty," Trump said. "If they want to look at it, not for me, if they want to look at it, they can. You could ask Pam [Bondi]. I think we have other things to do, but I always thought he got away with murder."
Trump had previously defended Christie's actions related to the lane closure, calling the original investigation an "Obama DOJ scam," and saying that Christie won a "complete and total exoneration" when the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of two of Christie's top staffers.
John Bolton, former national security adviser
Bolton has long been a target of Trump's ire since leaving his first administration and publishing a tell-all book. Federal agents on Fridaysearched Bolton's Maryland residenceand Washington, D.C., office.
Sources familiar with the matter told ABC News that the search was related to allegations that Bolton is in possession of classified records.
Most recently, Trump has taken aim at Bolton's criticisms of Trump's engagements with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump told reporters Friday morning that he didn't know about the FBI search of Bolton's house.
Letitia James, New York attorney general
James, who brought a$454 million civil fraud caseagainst Trump and a corruption case against the National Rifle Association, was issued subpoenas inquiring about those cases by federal prosecutors in Albany, multiple sources told ABC News.
Ed Martin, the head of the Department of Justice's Weaponization Working Group, is also investigating James for alleged mortgage fraud.
In August, Martin sent James a lettercalling for her resignation, leapfrogging multiple steps federal prosecutors ordinarily undertake to determine whether the subject of an investigation engaged in criminal activity. On Aug. 15, three days after he sent the letter, Martin showed up wearing a trench coat outside James' Brooklyn home and posed for a New York Post photographer who was there waiting, in an apparent violation of DOJ policies.
"Despite the lack of evidence or law, you will take whatever actions you have been directed to take to make good on President Trump's and Attorney General Bondi's calls for revenge for that reason alone," James' attorney, Abbe Lowell, wrote in a letter to Martin.
Martin has continued to defend the legitimacy of his investigation.
Adam Schiff, United States senator
Schiff, who served as the lead manager during thefirst impeachment trialof President Trump in 2019, is being investigated by the DOJ for alleged insurance fraud related to a property in Maryland after Attorney General Pam Bondi named Martin as a special prosecutor in the probe.
Schiff's attorney has denied the allegations, calling them "transparently false, stale, and long debunked."
"I have always suspected Shifty Adam Schiff was a scam artist," Trump wrote on his social media platform in July. "Mortgage Fraud is very serious, and CROOKED Adam Schiff (now a Senator) needs to be brought to justice."
Schiff's lawyer has called the allegations "transparently false, stale, and long debunked."
"This is the kind of stuff you see tinpot dictators do. It is designed to intimidate his political opponents and somehow try to silence them," Schiff said in a video statement last month.
Jack Smith, former special counsel
Smith, who led the classified documents and Jan. 6investigations into Trump, is being investigated by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel over whether his probes violated the Hatch Act, which limits the political activities of federal employees.
The investigation follows a referral from Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas earlier this week that asked the OSC to investigate Smith for his investigative and prosecutorial activities before the 2024 election, which Cotton argued were intended to harm Trump's political prospects.
Attorneys representing Smith havecriticized the investigationas "imaginary and unfounded," describing the reasoning for the probe as baseless and "partisan" in nature.
Miles Taylor, former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Taylor, who authored an anonymous op-ed in The New York Times in 2019 claiming that "senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of [Trump's] agenda and his worst inclinations," is being investigated after Trump signed an executive order in April directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "review Miles Taylor's activities as a Government employee" and submit a record with "recommendations for appropriate remedial or preventative actions to be taken to protect America's interests."
Christopher Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Krebs, who was fired by Trump in 2002 when Krebs contradicted Trump's false claims about election fraud following the 2020 election, is the subject of a probe after Trump signed an executive order in April directing the attorney general and the secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a review to "identify any instances where Krebs' conduct appears to have been contrary to suitability standards for Federal employees, [or] involved the unauthorized dissemination of classified information."
ACCUSED OF CRIMES
Former President Joe Biden
During a March 14 speech at the Department of Justice, Donald Trump said that Biden was "essentially found guilty" ofretaining classified documentsin 2024 after a special counsel declined to charge him.
"In fact, he was essentially found guilty, but they said he was incompetent and therefore, let's not find him guilty, I guess. Nobody knows what that ruling was, but I didn't want any part of it. I think I would have rather been found guilty than what they found with him," Trump said.
"Bottom line is the special counsel in my case decided against moving forward with any charges," Biden saidfollowing the releaseof the special counsel's report. "And this matter is now closed."
Former President Barack Obama
Trump in Julyaccused Obama of treasonby alleging, without evidence, that he led an effort to undermine Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
"Look, he's guilty. It's not a question," Trump said. "This was treason. This was every word you can think of. They tried to steal the election. They tried to obfuscate the election." A spokesperson for Obama called Trump's remarks "ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction."
"Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one," an Obama spokesperson said.
REVOKED OR THREATENED WITH REVOCATION OF SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION / SECURITY DETAIL
Kamala Harris, former vice president, 2024 Democratic presidential nominee
Trump on Aug. 29revoked Secret Service protectionfor Harris, who he defeated in the 2024 presidential election, after former President Joe Biden had extended Harris' protective detail an additional year beyond the six months required by law for former vice presidents, according to multiple officials.
Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden
After Hunter Biden waspardoned by his fatherin 2024 following convictions on tax evasion and federal gun charges, Trump vowed to remove the Secret Service protection for the younger Biden on March 17 after a reporter asked him about the security detail assigned to Hunter Biden during his vacation in South Africa.
Representatives for the Secret Service and the office of former President Biden did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Ashley Biden, daughter of former President Joe Biden
Trump vowed to remove the Secret Service protection for Ashley Biden on March 17 after a reporter asked him about the security detail assigned to Hunter Biden during his vacation in South Africa. Representatives for the Secret Service and the office of former President Biden did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Alejandro Mayorkas, former U.S. secretary of Homeland Security
Trump revoked Alejandro Mayorkas's Secret Service detail in March after President Biden had extended it. A representative for the Secret Service did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Mike Pompeo, former secretary of state
Trump revoked Pompeo's security protection in January despite warnings from the Biden administration that he faced an ongoing threat from Iran.
Brian Hook, former U.S. special representative for Iran
Trump revoked Hook's security protection in January despite warnings from the Biden administration that he faced an ongoing threat from Iran.
Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stripped Milley of his security detail in January and ordered the inspector general to begin investigating whether Milley committed crimes by undermining the chain of command.
John Bolton, former national security adviser
Trump revoked the Secret Service detail assigned to Bolton within hours of taking office.
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Fauci had his government security detail revoked on Jan. 23, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Fauci was protected by private security that was paid for by the government, but has now hired his own security detail following the cancellation.
SEURITY CLEARANCE REVOKED
Joe Biden, former president
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for him to access classified information.
Antony Blinken, former secretary of state
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for him to access classified information.
Jacob Sullivan, former national security adviser
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for him to access classified information.
Lisa Monaco, former deputy attorney general
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for her to access classified information.
Mark Zaid, whistleblower attorney
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for him to access classified information.
Norman Eisen, co-counsel for the House Judiciary Committee during first Trump impeachment:
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for him to access classified information.
Letitia James, New York attorney general
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for her to access classified information.
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney who brought charges against Trump
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for him to access classified information.
Andrew Weissmann, lead prosecutor in Robert Mueller's special counsel's office
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for him to access classified information.
Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for her to access classified information.
Liz Cheney, vice chair of the House Jan. 6 Committee
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for her to access classified information.
Kamala Harris, former vice president, 2024 Democratic presidential nominee
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for her to access classified information.
Adam Kinzinger, member of House Jan. 6 Committee
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for him to access classified information.
Fiona Hill, witness in 2019 House impeachment inquiry
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for her to access classified information.
Alexander Vindman, witness in 2019 House impeachment inquiry
Clearance was revoked after the White House announced March 21 that it was "no longer in the national interest" for him to access classified information.
MORE: Biden's intelligence access to President's Daily Brief revoked, DNI Gabbard says
Kimberly Cheatle, former director of Secret Service
The United States Secret Service announced it canceled her security clearance process on Aug. 4.
Miles Taylor, former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Trump signed a memo on April 9 ordering his administration to revoke his security clearance of Taylor, alleging that he "stoked dissension," published classified information, and violated his oath.
"I don't want to go out there and say this order achieved the president's objective of destroying my personal life, but the reality is that I had to step away from work because I couldn't do the work that I did anymore with this blacklisting in Washington," Taylor told Politico in June.
Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Trump signed a memo on April 9 ordering his administration to revoke his security clearance of Krebs, alleging he was a "significant bad-faith actor who weaponized and abused his Government authority." Krebs resigned from his job after Trump issued his executive order.
"This will require my complete focus and energy. It's a fight for democracy, for freedom of speech, and for the rule of law. I'm prepared to give it everything I've got," he told his former coworkers when announcing his resignation.
John Bolton, former national security adviser
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks to reporters after speaking in a panel hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, August 17, 2022 in Washington.
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James Clapper Jr., former U.S. director of national intelligence
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Michael Hayden, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Leon Panetta, former U.S. secretary of defense
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
John Brennan, former director of Central Intelligence
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Thomas Fingar, former chair of the National Intelligence Council
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Richard Ledgett, former deputy director of the National Security Agency
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Michael Morell, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Michael Vickers, former under secretary of defense for intelligence
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Douglas Wise, deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Nicholas Rasmussen, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Russell Travers, former U.S. acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Andrew Liepman, former principal deputy director of the National Counterterrorism Center
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
John Moseman, former chief of staff for the Central Intelligence Agency
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Larry Pfeiffer, former chief of staff at the Central Intelligence Agency
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Jeremy Bash, former chief of staff at the Central Intelligence Agency
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
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Rodney Snyder, former chief of staff at the Central Intelligence Agency
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Glenn S. Gerstell, former general counsel of the National Security Agency
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
David B. Buckley, former inspector general at Central Intelligence Agency
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
Additional former intelligence officials associated with Hunter Biden laptop probe
Clearance was revoked when Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that removed the security clearance of fifty former intelligence officials because they signed a letter discrediting reporting about the Hunter Biden scandal.
37 former intelligence leaders associated with assessment of Russia's attempt to influence 2016 election
On Aug. 19, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accused 37 current and former intelligence officials whose security clearances she revoked of having "aided and abetted" in what she called a "seditious conspiracy" that undermined U.S. democracy and the Republic.
Law Firms
Trump targeted a group of law firms with executive orders and memos that sought to strip attorneys of their security clearance and limit their ability to enter government buildings. Some of the firms reached agreements to offer the Trump administration pro bono services, while others successfully challenged the orders in court.
- Covington& Burling
- Perkins Coie
- Jenner& Block
- Milbank
- WilmerHale
- Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher,& Flom
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton& Garrison
- Willkie Farr& Gallagher
