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Trump Names John Solomon Declassification Lead Amid Credibility Scrutiny

7/17/2026

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President Donald Trump appointed John Solomon as a special government employee to declassify documents.
The appointment permits Solomon up to 130 days on the declassification task.
Solomon founded Just The News and later bought The Post Millennial and Human Events.
In 2019, Solomon wrote articles targeting Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch that were linked to Ukrainian disinformation.
Conservative commentators Emerald Robinson and Conservative Treehouse have questioned Solomon’s credibility in his declassification role.

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President Donald Trump appointed John Solomon as a special government employee to declassify documents.
The appointment permits Solomon up to 130 days on the declassification task.
Solomon founded Just The News and later bought The Post Millennial and Human Events.
In 2019, Solomon wrote articles targeting Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch that were linked to Ukrainian disinformation.
Conservative commentators Emerald Robinson and Conservative Treehouse have questioned Solomon’s credibility in his declassification role.