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Trump demands Microsoft fire Lisa Monaco

President Donald Trump is demanding that Microsoft fire former Biden Justice Department official Lisa Monaco, who Trump has previously blamed for federal investigations into his mishandling of classified documents and alleged election interference, furthering his retribution campaign against his former antagonists.

Trump urged the software giant to remove Monaco, who it recently appointed as its president of global affairs, and argued her tenure as former deputy Attorney General and connections to investigations he views as illegitimate discredit her.

“Monaco has been shockingly hired as the President of Global Affairs for Microsoft, in a very senior role with access to Highly Sensitive Information. Monaco’s having that kind of access is unacceptable, and cannot be allowed to stand,” Trump wrote on social media. “She is a menace to U.S. National Security, especially given the major contracts that Microsoft has with the United States Government.”

A spokesperson for Microsoft declined to comment.

Trump has repeatedly singled out Monaco in the past for DOJ investigations into his conduct. Monaco oversaw the direction of the Trump probes into alleged election interference and mishandling of classified documents along with former Attorney General Merrick Garland.

In March, Trump rescinded her security clearance along with a handful of his other political adversaries, including former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris.

The move to pressure Microsoft to fire Monaco continues his mission to punish those who he viewed as seeking to undermine him. Trump celebrated DOJ’s indictment on Thursday of former FBI director James Comey, a longtime nemesis of Trump who launched the investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia ahead of the 2016 election.

Trump suggested Comey would not be the last political adversary to face indictment, although denied he’s keeping a list of officials he’d like to see prosecuted.

“It’s not a list, but I think there will be others,” Trump told reporters on Friday. “I hope there will be others.”

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