On his first day back in the Oval Office, President Trump took swift action, signing a series of executive orders, including one targeting the security clearances of over 50 former national security officials. These officials had disputed the authenticity of Hunter Biden's laptop, claiming it bore signs of Russian disinformation despite lacking concrete evidence.

The 51 officials, including prominent figures like former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Jr., former CIA Directors Michael Hayden and John Brennan, former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and former National Security Advisor John Bolton, signed a 2020 letter suggesting the laptop's contents resembled a Russian operation. This followed a New York Post report detailing emails purportedly showing Hunter Biden arranging a meeting between his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, and a Burisma executive.

This action comes as federal investigators reportedly possess evidence confirming the laptop's legitimacy. Senator Lindsey Graham and other Republicans had previously advocated for revoking these officials' security clearances. Trump's move aligns with their concerns about the officials' assessment of the laptop's origins.

The security clearance revocation was just one of over 200 executive orders signed by President Trump on Inauguration Day. Other directives included withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement (a move he had made previously in his first term), rescinding approximately 80 of President Biden's executive orders and memoranda, implementing a federal hiring and regulatory freeze, and initiatives aimed at protecting free speech and addressing the cost of living crisis.

David Spector contributed to this report.

Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.