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Legal System Reform and Security Clearance Revocations

March 22, 2025

These memoranda outline decisive actions targeting perceived abuses within the legal system and access to classified information. One directs the Attorney General to pursue sanctions against lawyers engaged in frivolous litigation against the government, prioritizing enforcement of conduct regulations, and recommending further actions like security clearance reassessments. The other revokes security clearances and access to classified information for a list of specified individuals, including former government officials and political figures.

Revoking Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information

President revokes security clearances and access to classified information for 16 named individuals, including Antony Blinken, Jacob Sullivan, Lisa Monaco, Mark Zaid, Norman Eisen, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, Andrew Weissmann, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Cheney, Kamala Harris, Adam Kinzinger, Fiona Hill, Alexander Vindman, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and any other member of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family.

Executive departments and agencies are directed to implement these revocations and rescind unescorted access to secure government facilities for these individuals.

This action impacts access to classified briefings, such as the President’s Daily Brief, and classified information held by the Intelligence Community.

Private entities employing any named individuals with security clearances will be notified of the revocation.

This memorandum does not establish any enforceable rights or benefits for any party.

Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Courts

The Attorney General is directed to seek sanctions against attorneys and law firms engaged in frivolous litigation against the United States.

The Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security are directed to prioritize enforcement of regulations governing attorney conduct and discipline.

The Attorney General is directed to refer attorneys exhibiting misconduct for disciplinary action, particularly in cases involving national security, homeland security, public safety, or election integrity.

The Attorney General will consider the ethical duties of law partners when supervising junior attorneys, including imputing misconduct when appropriate.

The Attorney General, in consultation with relevant officials, is directed to recommend to the President additional steps, including security clearance reassessments or contract terminations, for attorneys engaging in misconduct during litigation against the government.

The Attorney General, in consultation with relevant officials, is directed to review attorney conduct in litigation against the government over the past 8 years and recommend further actions for identified misconduct.

The Attorney General, alongside the Counsel to the President, shall report periodically to the President on improvements by firms to uphold the rule of law, justice, and order.

Last updated at 3/22/2025 4:00 AM

- After The Fact Editorial Team