1/Apparently President Trump will issue Executive Order tomorrow suspending #securityclearances of 51 signatories to 2020 Hunter Biden laptop letter. I rep 8/51. If true, such action would be contrary to decades of national security norms. www.foxnews.com/politics/tru... - ThreadSky

markzaidesq.bsky.social • 43 days ago

1/Apparently President Trump will issue Executive Order tomorrow suspending #securityclearances of 51 signatories to 2020 Hunter Biden laptop letter. I rep 8/51.

If true, such action would be contrary to decades of national security norms.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-take-more-than-200-executive-actions-day-one

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conniewithcats.bsky.social•43 days ago

Expect this week to be full of chaos and confusion. They're going to try and overwhelm us so we can't pay attention to what they're really up to.

gulogulo77.bsky.social•43 days ago

If he can do it, I wouldn't waste any calories in defending "norms." 🤷

liberalkmd.bsky.social•43 days ago

The theme of this week will be revenge and punishment of anyone who crossed him

mreddie8976.bsky.social•43 days ago

Norms?

The orange felon doesn’t GAF about norms

turnesfurnace.bsky.social•43 days ago

And remember: 200 executive orders from the man who can barely compose a tweet...

These are not coming from Trump, he is merely the one putting them out there: There is an entire body of evil people behind him attempting to rework our democracy into a fascist dictatorship.

Be ready to stand up.

2kerig.bsky.social•43 days ago

It’s really too bad Biden doesn’t swing hard in his last few hours. There are people who need protection

the-old-dog.bsky.social•43 days ago

These are the issues that concern me. Not $melania or Vivek. EO's will be the end of us

rsmee.bsky.social•43 days ago

The onslaught is meant to be demoralizing.

stuadel.bsky.social•43 days ago

Shocking Trump would do something against NORMS... Really who the fuck would think anything about Trump is normal? The guy is orange, is a pathological liar, and a sociopath. He is a abnormal sexual assaulting, conman...

drherc1705.bsky.social•43 days ago

Roundem up👍👍

dianewpb.bsky.social•43 days ago

So if anyone wonders why Biden pardoned his son - here is why. Biden knew the Felon would try to get revenge on anyone and everyone. Wonder if the military will stand up to the Felon in chief?

agentcurieuse.bsky.social•43 days ago

I don't think GEN Brown's "quiet" demeanor should be mistaken for being some kind of walkover.

strangelynow.bsky.social•43 days ago

Then he’ll play golf for the rest of his term.

organizer539.bsky.social•43 days ago

So project 2025 is in progress

johnnynovio.bsky.social•43 days ago

Executive orders are quick, needs no legistative cooperation and only last till the next president, perfect for Trump's king/dictator brain.

blizzzard360.bsky.social•43 days ago

Not fit for office, impeach.

motorcruft.bsky.social•43 days ago

oh no, not our precious norms

beefunwellington.bsky.social•43 days ago

norms? lol

themistocleswall.bsky.social•43 days ago

are you still expecting any norms to hold up sir?

how can we fund an attack to beat on donny over this

& if he’s allowed to do it why focus on this

we need to focus on the shit he does we can stop

the days of norms are over👇🏼

https://bsky.app/profile/themistocleswall.bsky.social/post/3lfvtmyqb3c2f

agentcurieuse.bsky.social•43 days ago

Did Pootin tell him to do that? Total subversion. Trump wants to make sure these folks cannot lend their expertise on natsec matters, as revenge for basically reiterating he is a grave counterintelligence threat to the United States. Unfortunately, this behavior is only the tip of the iceberg.

elizabethpgraham.bsky.social•43 days ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_statement_on_the_Hunter_Biden_emails

cedarplace.bsky.social•43 days ago

The felon who should never have security clearance,
and abused the system for his son-in-law, daughter, and
other administration personnel, including wife beaters,
is stripping clearance from security experts?

roarmikalsen.bsky.social•39 days ago

Yes. Justice rarely touches the CIA

rjmmm.bsky.social•43 days ago

God help us all. This is going to be a bumpy ride.

kittlieder.bsky.social•43 days ago

Norms are made to be broken.

xenapotamus.bsky.social•43 days ago

Boy am I glad I’m no longer in that world!

beth-sue.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hope there’s a move to impeach him sooner than later.

bucks-county-lib.bsky.social•43 days ago

There are no norms. Repubs are nothing more than liars and grifters now.

gailhelt.bsky.social•43 days ago

Good grief. The chill this will send across the IC and even through the ranks of formers is…well, that’s the point, isn’t it?

agentcurieuse.bsky.social•43 days ago

Fear is the point.

bertywooster.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hmm. If I were a deeply conflicted man, best buddies with Putin, I might not seek to piss of the IC.

resistmagafascism.bsky.social•43 days ago

If he didn't already have the IC in his pocket they would have released evidence of his criminal activities long ago.
Everything we have witnessed over the last 40 years have led to this point where we are controlled by a few very wealthy men.

gailhelt.bsky.social•43 days ago

The IC doesn’t work that way…

resistmagafascism.bsky.social•43 days ago

It damn well should. They pledge an oath the the Constitution to defend it from enemies both foreign and domestic. If they ignore the domestic part then what are they there for?

gailhelt.bsky.social•43 days ago

No it shouldn’t. The IC isn’t elected. They report to the executive branch and Congress. If there’s an issue, the IC goes to them — not CNN. As it should be.

beachylinda.bsky.social•43 days ago

Let the lawsuits begin

schoobies.bsky.social•43 days ago

Does that mean this character gets a Presidential pardon? https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/politics/ex-fbi-informant-fake-biden-ukraine-bribery-allegations-alexander-smirnov/index.html

tomdpix.bsky.social•43 days ago

2plus2equals.bsky.social•43 days ago

Breaking norms is expected.

Question is whether some of those norms should actually be laws, and what will keep the lawyers busy is whether they are law based on historical interpretation by the courts of existing statues.

markzaidesq.bsky.social•43 days ago

2/These individuals, most of whom no longer even have access to classified information, did nothing other than exercise their protected First Amendment rights and in their civilian capacities.

jahtontonlionzion.bsky.social•43 days ago

nathrach.bsky.social•43 days ago

Lol

Norms

markzaidesq.bsky.social•43 days ago

3/Such an action would be unprecedented and undeserved, especially given many of the signatories spent their entire careers serving apolitically to protect the American people.

markzaidesq.bsky.social•43 days ago

END/It is also quite ironic that at the same time this Executive Order is issued the White House claims it supports the restoration of freedom of speech and seeks to end federal censorship."

threekitties.bsky.social•43 days ago

I take nothing Frump says at face value

thepopper.bsky.social•43 days ago

Oh Mark.

If only things like logical consistency, decorum precedent and adherence to the law still mattered when it runs counter to the wishes of the chief executive.

milhouse25.bsky.social•43 days ago

Exactly, the norms are dead.

sorencookie.bsky.social•43 days ago

Nobody should be surprised by his evilness at this stage. It would be utterly foolish to do so. This time, everyone has to be ready to fight the traitor at every stage and prepare for mid-term elections like there is no tomorrow.

firthermor.bsky.social•43 days ago

Trump will weaponize the clearance process but has shown he is not rigorous in trying to either ensure the information is protected or to use it responsibly.

balloonatic.bsky.social•43 days ago

It’s ironic that Trump lies again?

thetoddlerfiles.bsky.social•43 days ago

Most Americans won't care because they will be ordering pizza for MARCOS!

terrigeis.bsky.social•43 days ago

Why is the news reporting 50 then?

johnnysoco.bsky.social•43 days ago

Not to mention the fact that their assessment turned out to be 100% correct.

itsjustmescott.bsky.social•43 days ago

I smell his 3rd impeachment approaching

resistmagafascism.bsky.social•43 days ago

The switch of one Republican House member would put impeachment on the table.
They could keep the Senate so busy with impeachment trials no legislation or judges could get through.

elliegal.bsky.social•43 days ago

He won’t be able to do it.

samspade1941.bsky.social•42 days ago

It was REALLY important for MAGA and Russia to slander Hunter.

They needed to distract from their own collusion with Russia.

meeper444.bsky.social•43 days ago

From what I remember he did something similar in his first term.

With that in mind, was he able to access briefings as other former president's did or did Biden squash that? I never saw anything definitive on that.

fivefingers.bsky.social•43 days ago

Blackshirt-ish.

theblueline.bsky.social•43 days ago

That won’t stop him.

sybilltrelawney.bsky.social•43 days ago

Oh but he said he wasn’t going on a vendetta? Was he lying? 🙄

frohe.bsky.social•43 days ago

Is his mouth open?

jimrissmiller.bsky.social•43 days ago

Trump doesn’t believe in norms. He only follows his whim of the moment, much like any 3 year old.

elmegil.bsky.social•43 days ago

Norms Schmorms. He's already violated any norm anyone tried to hold him to.

Of course it's ridiculous that he'll also be given and be giving out clearances to the most unfit people to receive them.