Trump Demands Microsoft Fire Former Obama-Biden Official

President Donald Trump on Friday publicly urged Microsoft to fire Lisa Monaco, a former deputy attorney general under President Joe Biden who now serves as the tech giant’s president of global affairs.

The demand appeared on Trump’s Truth Social account, which has more than 10 million followers, and came one day after former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice. Trump had repeatedly called for Comey’s prosecution.

In a lengthy post, Trump called Monaco “Corrupt and Totally Trump Deranged” and described her as “a purported pawn of legal lightweight Andrew Weissmann.” He linked her to a series of high-profile investigations and controversies, including the Russia probe, the Jan. 6 investigation, the search of Mar-a-Lago and the federal documents case.

“Monaco has been shockingly hired as the President of Global Affairs for Microsoft, in a very senior role with access to Highly Sensitive Information,” Trump wrote. “Monaco’s having that kind of access is unacceptable, and cannot be allowed to stand. She is a menace to U.S. National Security, especially given the major contracts that Microsoft has with the United States Government. Because of Monaco’s many wrongful acts, the U.S. Government recently stripped her of all Security Clearances, took away all of her access to National Security Intelligence, and banned her from all Federal Properties. It is my opinion that Microsoft should immediately terminate the employment of Lisa Monaco.”

Microsoft declined to comment, according to reports.

Monaco, who also served as White House homeland security adviser under President Barack Obama, joined Microsoft in July as president of global affairs, according to her LinkedIn profile. Her appointment resurfaced on social media earlier Friday when Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo posted about Monaco’s role, linking to a July article on the University of Chicago Law School’s website.

Trump’s post also highlighted Microsoft’s deep government ties. Parts of the federal government rely heavily on the company’s cloud infrastructure and productivity software. Earlier this month, Microsoft said it would offer $3.1 billion in savings in one year on cloud services for U.S. agencies.

The former president’s call for Monaco’s firing came amid other headlines involving Microsoft.

On Thursday, the company said it would cut off cloud-based storage and artificial intelligence subscriptions to a unit of the Israeli military after investigating a claim that the division had built a system to track Palestinians’ phone calls.

Trump is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, NBC News reported. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella attended a dinner with other technology executives at the White House earlier this month.

In February, Trump announced he had stripped security clearances from at least eight people he described as “antagonists” who had worked for Biden or, in his view, targeted him in investigations. The list included former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, attorney Mark Zaid and lawyer Norm Eisen.

Trump’s statement on Friday underscored his long-running grievances with figures involved in the Russia investigation.

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